Individual Cost of the War in Afghanistan

With a government shutdown looming and obstinate, grandstanding Republicans in Congress screaming about the budget deficit while at the same time digging in their heels and refusing to offer serious policy solutions -- and no, privatizing Medicare is not a serious policy solution -- we thought today might be a good day to consider how much the war is costing...each of us...on an individual basis:

Did you know that the Afghanistan War alone costs us roughly $2 billion per week? When you include the Iraq War and other military spending, it turns out that more than 27 percent of your income taxes will be spent on war.

Find the calculator here.