How Bush's $87 Billion Affects Your State

[Ramsey]

I posted this in GD as well, but it might be better off in Editorials. A very interesting site by the National Priorities Project, which has a state by state breakdown of how the extra $87 billion Bush wants for Iraq is taking away from domestic priorities.

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/issues/military/iraq/factsheet03/index.html

Invading and Occupying Iraq: The Impact on Your State offers a state-by-state breakdown of how President Bush's requested $87 billion in additional war spending could be spent instead to create more jobs and meet community needs at the same time. This Factsheet also provides a graphic illustration of current federal spending priorities, comparing the total amount of war-related spending with spending on basic needs such as food and nutrition, the environment, housing, education, the environment and veterans' benefits.

[Girlfriday]

1. Good post Ramsey!

Thanks! :thumbsup:

[Old and In the Way]

2. What's $87BB buying Iraq?

Not much. But there are people making tons on this 21st century latest method to transfer wealth into the hands of the Republican Party.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=116&topic_id=1586

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. Immediately forwarded...

To "my" Assembly Candidate and a raft of others. Thanks.

[10digits]

4. Please remember.

Every dollar borrowed needs 2 more as debt service.

[asjr]

5. 87 bil

Glad you posted this again. My son-in-law at the radio station is going to put this on local news. We all know that 87 bil is a lot of money but few understand how this is going to affect the states. Only when it hits the voter's pockets will it hit home. This is a great tool for Democrats to use. This radio station is beholden to no one and is gladly using it.

[salin]

6. They do close to what I have wanted to see done re: the tax cut

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/taxday2003/taxday03.html

lets one go to local states and communities and see where taxes go; then shows who would get what on the (then proposed) tax cut.

What would be great - now that the tax cut has gone into effect would be to see the same chart they did with the 87 billion - be done for the tax cut. then one sees locally who got what - as well as what services lost what.

[Loyal]

7. Good post

*thumbs up* I don't know how to make it. :shrug:

[MasonJar]

8. Kentucky in their sights

Hey, Ramsey, I finally found you again. I have made a copy of the Ky figures. Thanks. I am looking forward to sharing these. If only I knew more about the computer. Your mommy

[Ramsey]

10. Hey MasonJar!

Little Monday morning bumpity-bump.

[depakid]

9. I took a look at some numbers when the $87 billion request came out

and if that money were used instead as federal revenue sharing, it would wipe out the budget deficits in all 50 states- including those on biennal budgets.

Such a tragedy. All that money could be circulating through our communities, creating (and keeping) well over a million jobs and resulting in a true recovery. Instead, it's wasted in a vain effort to clean up after our orgy of distruction.