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New Figures: The Cost of the Iraq War to Chicago Taxpayers

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National Priorities Project

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03 Jul 2008

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03 Jul 2008 05:27:05 PM

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Taxpayers in Chicago, Illinois will pay $6.9 billion for total Iraq war spending approved to date. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:

2,869,005 People with Health Care for One Year OR

9,133,458 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR

141,320 Public Safety Officers for One year OR

119,784 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR

695,015 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR

49,797 Affordable Housing Units OR

4,733,188 Children with Health Care for One Year OR

1,016,598 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR

105,562 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR

100,192 Port Container Inspectors for One year

July 3 - On June 30th, President Bush signed into law a $162 billion War Supplemental spending bill, providing an additional $130 billion for the Iraq War alone. This new funding brings the total allocated for the Iraq War to $656.1 billion.

NPP has updated its local cost of war numbers to reflect this new total, also showing what this war funding could buy local communities if it was spent on domestic needs instead

The National Priorities Project (NPP) is a 501(c)(3) research organization that analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Located in Northampton, MA, since 1983, NPP focuses on the impact of federal spending and othe policies at the national, state, congressional district and local levels.

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