A Different Math
31 million: population of Afghanistan (CIA fact sheet)
27 million: population of Iraq
58 million: Total population
9 Billion - the estimated cost of war in Afghanistan and Iraq /month (Congressional
Research Service)
If this money were distributed instead of used for war:
9 billion divided by 58: = $106/person/month
Average family of 6 persons: = $636/month or $7,632/year
In addition:
Zero Iraqi and American war deaths
Zero Iraqi and American war wounded
Zero homes, hospitals, schools, bridges, electricity stations/grids,
water pipes etc. destroyed by war
Equals: electricity, water, gas, working hospitals, schools, banks etc.
Equals: Peace and Dignity
Equals: 58,000,000 persons grateful to America
z
27 million: population of Iraq
58 million: Total population
9 Billion - the estimated cost of war in Afghanistan and Iraq /month (Congressional
Research Service)
If this money were distributed instead of used for war:
9 billion divided by 58: = $106/person/month
Average family of 6 persons: = $636/month or $7,632/year
In addition:
Zero Iraqi and American war deaths
Zero Iraqi and American war wounded
Zero homes, hospitals, schools, bridges, electricity stations/grids,
water pipes etc. destroyed by war
Equals: electricity, water, gas, working hospitals, schools, banks etc.
Equals: Peace and Dignity
Equals: 58,000,000 persons grateful to America
z
posted by joladies at Wednesday, May 24, 2006
3 Comments:
It's funny how citizens of the world like you and me can sum things up like this, but when citizens become politicians ... it's a whole new dirty ball game - so where have all the great statesmen gone?
Truee True.... True.. very True!
mmmmmmm sounds like a yummy idea.
What all Jordanians who own $50,000 cars traded them in for $25,000 cars, put all the surplus cash together (40 cars would get you a million bucks! imagine the thousands of expensive cars out there!) and double teachers' salaries, improve schools and hospitals with new training and facilities.
Actually if the government collects taxes properly from all corporations in Jordan (it doesn't), with incoming money it can abolish the 16% sales tax that is opressing Jordanians and their purchasing power.
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