Cost of War
Taxpayers in Anchorage, Alaska will pay $349 million for the cost of the Iraq War through 2007. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
8,725,000 1/8ths of good bud. OR
8,725,000 1/8ths of good bud. OR 47,052 People with Health Care OR 486,558 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR 7,793 Public Safety Officers OR 6,042 Music and Arts Teachers OR 88,450 Scholarships for University Students OR 37 New Elementary Schools OR 2,211 Affordable Housing Units OR 64,100 Children with Health Care OR 48,400 Head Start Places for Children OR 5,390 Elementary School Teachers OR 4,172 Port Container Inspectors