The wars cost you $357 Million dollars today.......

[KansasVoter]

Or enough to pay 1,190,000 out of work Americans $300.

Your tax dollars at work!!!

[niyad]

1. but don't you know?? war and the MIC are important--we the people are not.

[KeyWester]

2. The cost of both wars is well over a trillion dollars right now.

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[KansasVoter]

3. Unbelievable what we could do with that money!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. They're "necessary" wars. Unemployment benefits aren't.

Not to mention a long list of other unnecessary frivolities like Social Security, jobs, infrastructure, education, the environment which are now "on the table" for cuts to pay for the "necessary" wars.

[KansasVoter]

6. But don't you feel safer?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Bogeymen don't scare me. The politicians and Pentagon that erect them do.

[Winterblues]

5. How much of that is kicked back into politician's pockets?

They don't get to spend millions campaigning by selling apples on the corner..:shrug:

[KansasVoter]

8. I hate to think how much goes to lobbyists. n/t

[Amonester]

9. And 8 U.S. troops lives. For what?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4464313

[KansasVoter]

10. So So Sad! n/t

[leftstreet]

11. K&R

[Rex]

12. Don't you just hate American politics sometimes?

Seems all the ruling elite cares about is making MONEY...wait, that IS all they care about! Dam...how are we ever going to get help if the 'rulers' have decided we don't matter? Elect a different millionaire?

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Actually I think it's even more than that

When Bush was in office Iraq was costing us $720 million a day. And just last week I talked to a congressman who said the cost was approaching a billion a day.

Just revolting, isn't it?

[KansasVoter]

14. Yes it is worse.....

I used the lowest CBO estimate I saw just to be safe. I agree it is worse than that!

Hell, who knows. With all the off budget funding of the wars, I bet no one knows.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. BTW, did you see my pictures of the Kobach event last night?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8744048

[KansasVoter]

18. Yes, really cool. That guy scares me. Idiot. I loved Moore beating him.

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Kobach has yet to win an election or a court case

He's a loser. Why is he so adored by the right?

[gratuitous]

15. Wait, I think I have a coupon

Hey, twenty-five cents off! So it's only $356,999,999.75 today!

[KansasVoter]

17. Any bit helps!

[Ishoutandscream2]

20. And it's Wednesday!! Double coupon day!!!

Down to 356,999,999.50!

[gratuitous]

21. A bargain at twice the price

That'll almost pay for another infusion of unicorn blood for Dick Cheney.