A report to be released today by the Congressional Budget Office puts the cost of the Iraq (and Afghanistan) war at $2.4 trillion over the next 10 years, including $750 billion in interest.
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Yet, $35 billion over seven years ($5 bil/yr) to provide insurance for children of working class families is too much?
How fucked are those priorities?