Economics
Biggest Scandal in World History
Recently former VP candidate John Edwards admitted to having an affair. These tragic scandals we can understand.
There are other scandals involving billions, even Trillions, of dollars that don’t get as much attention. Part of that I think is that it is hard to comprehend the scale of the scandal. Another factor is that we don’t [...]
$650,000,000,000
As of late summer 2008, Congress has approved spending about $650 billion on the Iraq War. About $3 billion more is being added to that total each week.
How much money is $650,000,000,000? How much is even one billion?
How long does it take for a billion seconds to pass? There are 86,400 seconds in a day. [...]
Shock Doctrine Video
Do you ever wonder, where is the outrage at the war in Iraq? Why do so many people believe the myth that 911 and Saddam were somehow linked? And where is the outcry over the official sanctioning of torture?
Naomi Klein’s book The Shock Doctrine is one I plan to read. Having read her short pieces, [...]
Cost of the War
Bush has signed the bill for another $160-plus Billion for the wars. Go to http://costofwar.com to see the money pile up. Are you writing your member of Congress each time they vote for more money for death? Go to congress.org to send a note. May God have mercy on us all!
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