getting our money’s worth

Harper’s Index for July 2004 (Harpers.org): “Annual spending on the Marshall Plan, per European it was meant to serve : $96.45 [George C. Marshall Foundation (Lexington, Va.) ] Amount the United States allocated this year for Iraq’s reconstruction, per Iraqi : $727.27 [U.S. Congressional Budget Office/U.S.

I don’t know if these numbers are adjusted to take inflation into account.

Harper’s Index for July 2004 (Harpers.org):

Annual spending on the Marshall Plan, per European it was meant to serve : $96.45 [George C. Marshall Foundation (Lexington, Va.) ]

Amount the United States allocated this year for Iraq’s reconstruction, per Iraqi : $727.27 [U.S. Congressional Budget Office/U.S. Census Bureau ]

Interesting to see how this plays out.

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