CD-1 Impact of Iraq War Budget for 2008

12/29/2007

Source: National Priorities Project


Taxpayers in Congressional District 1 (Walz) will pay $396.3 million for proposed Iraq War Spending for FY2008. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:

112,915 People with Health Care OR

454,862 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR

9,120 Public Safety Officers OR

6,313 Music and Arts Teachers OR

45,961 Scholarships for University Students OR

47 New Elementary Schools OR

2,531 Affordable Housing Units OR

130,172 Children with Health Care OR

57,015 Head Start Places for Children OR

6,958 Elementary School Teachers OR

4,724 Port Container Inspectors