Wednesday, February 21, 2007
The real cost of a gallon of gas
The war in Iraq has cost the people of Thurston County nearly $300,000,000 (three hundred million dollars) and the costs go up every second. That's not just a number, each of us owes our share of that amount.
Given that many people believe the war in the Middle East is over oil. How much does that REALLY make a gallon of gas?
In Thurston County, we could have paid for 39,584 children to go to Head Start, or we could have insured 178,960 children's health, or give 14,488 students four-year scholarships to public universities.
Pierce County is bigger, so it's costing nearly $980,000,000.
Given that many people believe the war in the Middle East is over oil. How much does that REALLY make a gallon of gas?
In Thurston County, we could have paid for 39,584 children to go to Head Start, or we could have insured 178,960 children's health, or give 14,488 students four-year scholarships to public universities.
Pierce County is bigger, so it's costing nearly $980,000,000.
# posted by Florence Vincent @ 3:34 PM 
