The real price of war
Subtitle: how you pay for the war on terror
By: Joshua S. Goldstein
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: War on Terrorism, 2001- -- Economic aspects; Terrorism -- Prevention -- Economic aspects -- United States; War -- Economic aspects -- United States; Government spending policy -- United States
Description: "The Real Price of War breaks down billion-dollar government expenditures into the prices individual Americans are paying through their taxes. Goldstein estimates that the average American household currently pays $500 each month to finance war. Beyond the dollars that finance military operations and increased security within the United States, the War on Terror also costs America in less tangible ways, including lost lives, reduced revenue from international travelers, and budget pressures on local governments."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-220) and index
Table of contents: title: What does war cost?; title: Taxes; title: Budget cuts; title: Debt; title: Inflation; title: Business under stress; title: Profit and loss in wartime; title: The price of failure; title: A war without sacrifice?; title: Sharing the burden; title: Pay to win