From Harper’s Index, February 2008:
Projected total cost of medical care for U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: $500,000,000,000
Ratio of this to the total military spending on both wars so far: 1:1
Related: “President George W Bush has called for a special package of measures worth billions of dollars to avoid a downturn in the world’s biggest economy.”; Under Bush, Federal Spending Increases at Fastest Rate in 30 Years; “Conservative” Bush Spends More than “Liberal” Presidents Clinton, Carter
