Free gasoline for everyone, for the next 2.5 years

June 8th, 2007 by grumpypilgrim

We have already discussed how much one trillion dollars would buy.  Well, the Boston Globe did its own story about this subject, using the more conservative figure of $456 billion (the estimated cost by September).  My favorite is where it says $456 billion could have fed and educated the world’s poor for the next five and a half years.

One Response to “Free gasoline for everyone, for the next 2.5 years”

  1. Erich Vieth Says:

    Here’s my favorite from that article: “The $456 billion cost of the war could have fed and educated the world’s poor for five and a half years.”

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