>. . . Since 1949 the U.S. has given Israel a total of $83.205 billion. The
>interest costs borne by U.S. tax payers on behalf of Israel are $49.937
>billion, thus making the total amount of aid given to Israel since 1949
>$133.132 billion. This may mean that U.S. government has given more federal
>aid to the average Israeli citizen in a given year than it has given to the
>average American citizen.
>
>mbs: amazing. I never knew there was a budget category,
>"interest on money borrowed to give to Israel." I'll have
>to stay on my toes.
Yeah, I wondered about that. The War Resisters League does some funny calculations with interest, too, that inflates the military share of the budget rather drastically.
<http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm>:
>Past Military, $339B: Veterans' Benefits $57B; Interest on National
>Debt (80% estimated to be created by military spending) $282B
Doug