U.S. Pays 62% of Afghanistan’s Government Expenses

[The Straight Story]

U.S. Pays 62% of Afghanistan’s Government Expenses

If the United States wants to extricate itself from Afghanistan, it needs to figure out a way for Afghans to pay for their own government.

Right now Kabul is not even remotely close to covering the cost of running the country.

The U.S. and its allies paid for 90% of Afghanistan’s public expenditures from 2006 to 2010, according to the Government Accountability Office. American taxpayers picked up 62% of the total, and 90% of all military expenditures.

During this time period, Afghanistan’s budget increased 160%, from $5.5 billion to $14.3 billion. But its revenues rose only 30%, from $620 million to $1.66 billion.

http://www.allgov.com/US_and_the_World/ViewNews/US_Pays_62_Percent_of_Afghanistans_Government_Expenses_110922

[Botany]

1. Only one thing to do ....

.... layoff more teachers.

[Fumesucker]

6. All the Very Serious People agree..

However you forgot to mention tax cuts..

[Botany]

7. sorry I forgot their favorite

DEE-Regg - UUUUU - lation ...... let the free market work.

[Angry Dragon]

2. This garbage has to stop

[sinkingfeeling]

3. And people think the entire US debt is because of 'Obamacare'. At least, that's what one

local woman said on TV the other night. They were asking people about the President's plan to increase taxes on the wealthy.

[Shagbark Hickory]

5. Partially correct. But it's not for healthcare for us.. it's for universal healthcare for the Afgans

[City Lights]

4. I think I'm gonna be sick....eom

[Lasher]

8. They have stashed suitcases of cash in Dubai.

Let them run their government with that money. Or not.

[Quantess]

9. Hmmm....

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