$5.4 TRILLION (as of 9/22/2008)
Interesting that even with those “tax cuts” that average American is still out of pocket over $18,000.
Item
Total Estimated Cost
Per Person
Iraq
estimated*
$2,400,000,000,000.00
$8,000.00
Tax Cuts
estimated**
$2,084,295,510,000.00
$7,017.83
Bear Stearns
$30,000,000,000.00
$100.00
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac
$200,000,000,000.00
$666.67
AIG
$85,000,000,000.00
$283.33
Mortgage/Bank Bailout
estimated
$700,000,000,000.00
$2,333.33
$5,499,295,510,000.00
$18,401.16
*Congressional Budget Office, 2007
**Citizens for Tax Justice, “99% of Americans Are Net Losers Under Bush Tax and Spending Policies”, June 29, 2006
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