The Economy And The War In Iraq, Is There A Connection
Judy Ramsook
January 05, 2009
Many factors can lead to an economic shakedown. If people are not spending or shopping as much as they used to, that can have an effect. If the line at the unemployment office is longer than the daily line at the workplace cafeteria, that can have an effect.
For, as we all know, itīs all about circulation. The more money there is to go around, the happier everyone is, including the economy. And since everyone feels as though he/she needs a bail out plan, one question that has come to mind is, how did it all begin? How did many people become suddenly mindful of the amount of money they were/are spending and how did the economy take a turn for the worse? Many theories come to mind here, but the one that seems to fit the best is the war on Iraq.
And a lot of money has been spent on that war that was not really necessary to begin with. For example, there were no Iraqi terrorists on board any of those 911 planes. But for the matter of the amount of money that has been spent and is being spent on the war in Iraq, here is a breakdown:
According to http://theiraqinsider.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-much-does-iraq-war-cost-per-month.html
IRAQ
Per Month - $10.3 billion
Per Week - $2.4 billion
Per Day - $343 million
Per Hour - $14 million
Per Minute - $238,425
Per Second - $3,973
I donīt know about anyone else reading this, but the numbers in the above chart seems like a bit much, donīt you think?
So next time you are wondering why everyone wants a bail out, people are being fired or laid off almost everywhere you turn, or why your friend is having second thoughts about that major purchase, and this is my theory, but the war in Iraq, was it really necessary?
And think what condition the economy would be in if all those millions of dollars werenīt being spent on the war in Iraq every month, week, day, minute or second since March 2003.
It might have been wonderful, everyone might be happy and hundreds of people might still have their jobs, and no one might need a bail out.
SOURCE: Figures on the war in Iraq are from: www.theiraqinsider.blogspot.com
For, as we all know, itīs all about circulation. The more money there is to go around, the happier everyone is, including the economy. And since everyone feels as though he/she needs a bail out plan, one question that has come to mind is, how did it all begin? How did many people become suddenly mindful of the amount of money they were/are spending and how did the economy take a turn for the worse? Many theories come to mind here, but the one that seems to fit the best is the war on Iraq.
And a lot of money has been spent on that war that was not really necessary to begin with. For example, there were no Iraqi terrorists on board any of those 911 planes. But for the matter of the amount of money that has been spent and is being spent on the war in Iraq, here is a breakdown:
According to http://theiraqinsider.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-much-does-iraq-war-cost-per-month.html
IRAQ
Per Month - $10.3 billion
Per Week - $2.4 billion
Per Day - $343 million
Per Hour - $14 million
Per Minute - $238,425
Per Second - $3,973
I donīt know about anyone else reading this, but the numbers in the above chart seems like a bit much, donīt you think?
So next time you are wondering why everyone wants a bail out, people are being fired or laid off almost everywhere you turn, or why your friend is having second thoughts about that major purchase, and this is my theory, but the war in Iraq, was it really necessary?
And think what condition the economy would be in if all those millions of dollars werenīt being spent on the war in Iraq every month, week, day, minute or second since March 2003.
It might have been wonderful, everyone might be happy and hundreds of people might still have their jobs, and no one might need a bail out.
SOURCE: Figures on the war in Iraq are from: www.theiraqinsider.blogspot.com
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