The war in Iraq now costs $3.9 billion a month. Or, about a billion dollars a week. Yeah, you read that right, one billion dollars. Recently a school in Oregon had to shut down for summer early because they didn’t have enough money. That same week our government spent one billion dollars on the occupation of Iraq.
Here are some more numbers: Iraq Cost Could Mount to $100 Billion.
Here’s an article about Oregon’s school budget crisis: Banking on Legislature’s school budget.
Hey, I have an idea! Let’s come up with some lies about our schools that will trick our government into giving money to our states for education! Let’s try to get one billion a week! Who’s with me?