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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 Wayne County, Ohio will pay $75.3 million for the military cost of securing energy in FY2009 (includes Iraq war). For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided: 10,922 People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR 45,969 Households with Renewable Electricity-Wind Power for One Year OR 1,207 Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officers for One Year OR 1,499 Firefighters for One Year OR 8,676 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR 13,567 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550 OR 41,647 Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR 10,935 Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR 17,238 Households with Renewable Electricity - Solar Photovoltaic for One Year OR 1,124 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR 9,342 Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One YearNotes and Sources Go to Cost of War Counters |
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