Thursday, November 15, 2007

More economic issues

Cost of the war in Iraq could reach $3.5 trillion: “The Joint Economic Report shows that the President’s Iraq strategy will cost American taxpayers trillions. The President’s war is paid for with borrowed money from foreign countries, and our children and grandchildren will have to foot the bill.

1.8 million veterans lack health coverage: Of the 47 million uninsured Americans, one in every eight or 12.2 percent is a veteran or member of a veteran’s household, according to a study by Harvard Medical School researchers

Home prices to keep sliding with no bottom in sight: The U.S. housing market's skid is nowhere near over and could extend for another five or even 10 years, according to one of the most-watched housing economists.

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