Posts Tagged ‘government spending’
Iraq War: 10 years, 190,000 lives, $2.2 trillion
BROWN / BOSTON U. (US) — The Iraq War has killed more than 190,000 people and will cost the US $2.2 trillion, far exceeding initial 2002 estimates of $50 to $60 billion, according to a new analysis. Continue…
Friday, March 15, 2013 10:09 - 6 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2013 18:05 - 9 Comments
Food stamps mean fewer hungry kids
IOWA STATE (US) — The food stamp program in the US reduces food insecurity among high-risk children by at least 20 percent and poor general health by at least 35 percent, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 4, 2012 12:16 - 0 Comments
Meals on Wheels keeps some seniors at home
BROWN (US) — States that invest more in delivering meals to seniors’ homes have lower rates of such “low-care” seniors in nursing homes, after adjusting for several other factors. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 9, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Education spending hot, foreign aid not
U. CHICAGO (US) — Education is the top spending priority of Americans for the tenth time since 1990, according to a new report that finds aid to the poor has replaced health care for the No. 2 position. (more…)
