Cost of one F-22 Raptor tactical fighter jet -- $225 million\r\n
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Cost of the ongoing U.S. war in Iraq--$228 million\/day\r\n
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Amount spent by Kerry and Bush -- $400 million\r\n
campaigns\r\n
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U.S. aid to Yushenko camp in recent -- $30+ million\r\n
Ukrainian conflict\r\n
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Estimated cost of Bush's Second -- $ 40+ billion \r\n
Inauguration and Ball\r\n
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Amount of U.S. tax cuts under Bush -- $1 trillion\r\n
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Cost of the U.S. Iraq War in 2004 -- $147 billion\r\n
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U.S. reconstruction aid budgeted for -- 18 billion\r\n\t
Iraq (though never spent!)\r\n
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Amount the U.S. initially in aid -- $ 10 million\r\n
to Indian Ocean tsunami victims\r\n
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Amount U.S. offered in tsunami aid -- $35 million \r\n\t
after being chastised by UN official\r\n
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For more on this sorry story, please go (at no charge) to This Can't Be Happening! .\r\n
\r\n<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.thiscantbehappening.net","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"The U.S could free up with seven times as much money for aid to the tsunami victims as it is currently offering by just canceling the order for one new F-22 Raptor tactical fighter jet.\r\n\r\n\r\n","numcomment":4,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/12\/120602.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":120608,"heading":"Simple","article":"How much have you contributed again?\r\n\r\nThanks.\r\n\r\n","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":120602,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-12-30 21:20:06","modified":"2004-12-30 21:20:06","fileurl":""},{"id":120609,"heading":"we've all contributed with our taxes","article":"We've all contributed with our taxes, our work ,and so forth. Now, we'll have to self-tax again to make up for the shortcomings of the current so-called leaders.","author":"more rational","parent_id":120602,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-12-30 22:54:35","modified":"2004-12-30 22:54:35","fileurl":""},{"id":120610,"heading":"Estimated cost of Bush's Second -- $ 40+ billion\r\nInauguration and Ball","article":"that's a bit excessive.\r\n\r\nThey better not just serve hot dogs. ","author":"Sheepdog","parent_id":120602,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-12-30 23:01:39","modified":"2004-12-30 23:01:39","fileurl":""},{"id":120673,"heading":"Simple","article":"The inauguration will not cost anywhere near 40 billion dollars. It will cost in the neighborhood of 40 million dollars. Do try to pay attention to the details, will you?\r\n\r\nAnd what do you mean, by the way, 'more rational'? If you are desirous of more of our government's money being spent on disaster relief, why should you complain about higher taxes being levied to provide for this relief? And my point remains that individuals who have not donated time or money to the relief effort have no standing to criticise those who have.","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":120602,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-01-01 00:18:51","modified":"2005-01-01 00:18:51","fileurl":""}]}