The Unbelievable Costs of Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The United States of America has been fighting these 2 wars since 9/11/2001. The price of wars continues to add up, both in terms of lives lost and in terms of money lost. According to recent reports, we as taxpayers may very well be paying US$12 Billion per month to fund these operations.

Link to ABC News report

Link to ABC News article

Perhaps money is no object when it comes to government spending and lives are dispensable as far as our lawmakers are concerned, but we here at 'Do Take It Personal' are very upset that so many of our young men and women are sacrificing their lives and so much of our tax dollars can be funneled to the Middle East, while the American people are losing their collective standard of living. We are losing our homes to foreclosures, we are losing our ability to save for retirement as daily necessities such as food/gas become more expensive, we are facing a health care crisis as medical costs continue to rise, we are unable to provide for our children's future as our own future becomes more uncertain, we are no longer able to rely or trust our employment as being stable - There are a lot that needs to be done right here within the borders of our nation. The people in this country needs help urgently. It is time to spend our tax dollars on problems in our own backyards.

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