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Counterpunch - Dec 29, 2004<br>
<a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/lindorff12292004.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.counterpunch.org/lindorff12292004.html<br><br>
</a>Us, Stingy? It's All Relative<br><br>
By Dave Lindorff<br><br>
Cost of one F-22 Raptor tactical fighter jet: $225 million<br><br>
Cost of the ongoing U.S. war in Iraq: $228 million/day<br><br>
Amount spent by Kerry and Bush campaigns: $400 million<br><br>
U.S. aid to Yushenko camp in recent Ukrainian conflict: $30+
million<br><br>
Estimated cost of Bush's Second Inauguration and Ball: $ 40+
million<br><br>
Amount of U.S. tax cuts under Bush: $1 trillion<br><br>
Cost of the U.S. Iraq War in 2004: $147 billion<br><br>
US reconstruction aid budgeted for Iraq (though never spent!): $18
billion<br><br>
Amount the U.S. initially in aid to Indian Ocean tsunami victims: $10
million<br><br>
Amount U.S. offered in tsunami aid after being chastised by UN
official:<br>
$35 million<br><br>
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[Dave Lindorff is the author of Killing Time: an Investigation into<br>
the Death Row Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. His new book of CounterPunch<br>
columns titled "This Can't be Happening!" to be published this
fall<br>
by Common Courage Press.<br><br>
Information about both books and other work by Lindorff can be
found<br>
at
<a href="http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/" eudora="autourl">http://www.thiscantbehappening.net</a>
.]<br><br>
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