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Started Two Mass Wars
6 Trillion For Wars
190,000 Killed
70% Civilians
4,488 US Military Killed
3,400 US Contractors Killed
Freedom Handout
Nation Building
Occupation
War Hawks
Economic Collapse
Market Darwinians
Financial Deregulation
Bank Bailouts
Trickle Down
Help the Rich
Regressive Taxation
Started The Great Depression
High Unemployment
Against Minimum Wage
Against National Health Care
Climate Change Denial
Gender Bias
Anti-choice for Women
Income Inequality Denial
Ethnic Bias
Build Walls
Deport All Immigrants
Gay Bias
Voter Suppression
Religious Education and Tax Breaks
Erode Separation of Church and State
Oppose Science
Evolution
Climate Change
Learn
Withdrawing From Two Mass Wars
Other Effected Countries Lead
International Support and Cooperation
Against Military Occupation
Peace Talks and Diplomacy
Economic Recovery
Reduced Deficit From GW Bush
Reduced Discretionary Spending
Progressive Taxation
Low Unemployment
For Minimum Wage
Profit Sharing
For National Health Care
Climate Change Realists
Pro-Choice for Women
Income Equality for Women
Path to Citizenship
2 Trillion Boost to Economy
Marriage Equality
Civil Rights and Voter Friendly
Strengthen Separation of Church and State
Proven Economic Record
Higher Education Free or Low Cost
Fund Science, Technology and Research
Iraq War – Direct Government Cost
Brown University
Iraq War: 190,000 lives, $2.2 trillion
Harvard University – Total Economic Impact
The Financial Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan: How Wartime Spending Decisions Will Constrain Future National Security Budgets
“The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, taken together, will be the most expensive wars in US history – totaling somewhere between $4 to $6 trillion. This includes long-term medical care and disability compensation for service members, veterans and families, military replenishment and social and economic costs. The largest portion of that bill is yet to be paid. Since 2001, the US has expanded the quality, quantity, availability and eligibility of benefits for military personnel and veterans. This has led to unprecedented growth in the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense budgets. These benefits will increase further over the next 40 years. Additional funds are committed to replacing large quantities of basic equipment used in the wars and to support ongoing diplomatic presence and military assistance in the Iraq and Afghanistan region. The large sums borrowed to finance operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will also impose substantial long-term debt servicing costs. As a consequence of these wartime spending choices, the United States will face constraints in funding investments in personnel and diplomacy, research and development and new military initiatives. The legacy of decisions taken during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will dominate future federal budgets for decades to come.”
After 13 years, 2 wars and trillions in military spending, terrorist attacks are rising sharply
Institute For Economics and Peace
The Economic Cost of Violence Containment
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY: The Economic and Political Clout of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in the United States
Latinos and Asians (both foreign-born and native-born) wield $2 trillion in consumer purchasing power, and the businesses they owned had sales of $857 billion and employed 4.7 million workers at last count.
The Big Picture: Facts Concerning History, Politics and the Economy
1917 to Present: Political Parties in Congress and Administration with Economic Data and Sources
Latest Observations on the Housing and Economic Crisis
American Enterprise Institute and Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
The Great Lie: The Great Depression and Recessions of the United States
History of Republican Economic Failures and Democratic Successes
Senator Cory Gardner Prefers War With Iran, his letter to me…
Fallacies from Anti-Abortionists
Fundamentalism in Market Economy: The Austrian School
