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"..has relied heavily on NPP's Cost of War data to educate our communities and elected officials in rural Oregon.
Without your compelling figures, we could not have brought home the true cost of war with such clarity." - Amy Dudley, Community Organizer
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Federal Budget Trade-Offs
Taxpayers in Tampa Bay Metro Area, Florida will pay $1.1 billion for the President's request for additional Iraq war spending in FY2008 and FY2009. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided: 378,693 People with Health Care for One Year OR 24,723 Public Safety Officers for One year OR 17,145 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR 334,774 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR 200,614 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR 7,915 Affordable Housing Units OR 593,198 Children with Health Care for One Year OR 146,444 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR 18,300 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR 754,817 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One YearNotes and Sources Go to Cost of War Counters |
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