Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Total Economic Cost of the War















































































War at Any Cost? The Total Economic Cost of the War Beyond the Federal Budget



Thursday February 28th, 2008



 



 


 


Opening Statements:Chairman Schumer's Opening Statement
Congresswoman Maloney's Opening Statement
Witnesses:Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University, Nobel Laureate
Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs (International)
Rand Beers, President, National Security Network
Scott Wallsten, Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow at iGrowthGlobal
Charts and GraphsThe Administration Wants To spend $435 Million On Iraq Every Day, Each Year That Money Could Be Used To:
Federal Spending on Iraq War vs. Other Priorities
Costs Incurred and Requested for the War In Iraq (2003-2008)
Costs Incurred and Requested for the War In Iraq (2003-2019)
Federal Spending on Iraq Continues to Skyrocket Spending on Afghanistan Flatlines
Location:106 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Time:9:30 AM
Press Advisory:

WITH FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ WAR NEARING, JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE THE INCREASINGLY HIGH COSTS OF WAR


Additional Resources:Watch the Hearing
Read The JEC Report, "War an Any Price? the Total Economic Costs of the War Beyond the Federal Budget"

Link to Vanity Fair's excerpt of Stiglitz' book "The $3 Trillion War"


Link to Democracy Now's interview of Stiglitz



Link to Times of London article by Stiglitz


Link to FDL Book Salon interview of co-author Linda Bilmes

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