Out of your pocket
Cost to Taxpayers of the New $25 Billion War Request provides a state-by-state breakdown showing what each state will pay to meet the increasing cost of the war in Iraq. This latest request will become the third supplemental appropriation, bringing total spending on the Iraq war to more than $150 billion.
An example:
Following the bloodiest month of the Iraqi war, the Bush Administration has just
announced that it will request another $25 billion for the war in Iraq.* This will be the
third request for supplemental spending for the war in Iraq. On top of the 775 U.S.
soldiers dead (as of May 13), and more than 4,000 wounded in action, the new spending
would bring the war’s cost to more than $150 billion.
New York taxpayers’ share of the latest $25 billion will total $2.1 billion. Since the
government has committed significant troop levels to remain in Iraq through at least
2005, Americans should anticipate additional funding requests in the future.
How much is $13.0 billion? By comparison, New York will receive from federal aid $5.8
billion for the No Child Left Behind Act, $694.6 million for Environmental Protection
Agency programs, and $1.3 billion in Community Development Block Grant programs over the same three-year period.
