Fast Fact

The International Energy Agency estimates that, between now and 2030, $22 trillion in new investment is needed to meet expected demand.

With one month of Iraq war funding we could have repaired our most critical levees and dams.

With one month of Iraq war funding we could have bought more than a year’s health insurance for the 4 million children Bush vetoed under SCHIP.

With one day of Iraq War funding we could have hired 6,921 new public school teachers for a year.

The U.S. spends $10 billion every month on the Iraq war, a total of $500 billion so far.

Bush vetoed spending $35 billion over five years to provide health care for 4 million children, while defending the tax break that allows billionaire hedge fund operators to pay a lower rate than their receptionists

The Bush tax cuts for households with annual incomes above $1 million will cost more than the federal government spent last year on K-12 and vocational education. The cuts will exceed the combined budgets of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

State colleges raised tuitions rose at three times the rate of inflation between 2000 and 2006, putting college out of reach of many families.

Every dollar invested in high-quality pre-K education saves taxpayers up to $7 in later social costs – from special education to welfare and criminal justice services.

$1.6 trillion is needed over a five-year period to bring the nation’s
infrastructure to good condition.