$1,910,859,050,000
Don't believe me? A breakdown:
Near-Universal Health Care Coverage, $895 Billion
Mandatory Funding For Veterans Health Care, $211 Billion
Allow Medicaid To Pay For More Alternative Care Outside Of Nursing Homes, $200 Billion
Real Deal For Education, $200 Billion
Temporarily Increase Number Of Active-Duty Troops By 40,000, $80 Billion
Fully Fund Head Start, $58 Billion
Aid To States, $50 Billion
National Service Plan, $35 Billion
Allow Full Concurrent Receipt To Disabled Veterans, $24.844 Billion
Increase Spending For Homeland Security, $20 Billion
Create An Energy Trust, $20 Billion
Extend Unemployment Benefits, $17.538 Billion
Increase Federal Pell Grant Funding, $16 Billion
Spend $15 Billion More Than President Bush By 2008 For International AIDS Programs
Increase Funding For Child Development Block Grant, $11 Billion
Give Funding To Auto Industry For Energy-Efficient Vehicles, $10 Billion
Build High-Speed Rail, $7.9 Billion
Fund Urban Park And Recreation Recovery Program, $7.25 Billion
* Increase NASA Research Funding, $5.654 Billion
* Increase Department Of Energy Research Funding, $4.446 Billion
* Expand Job Training, Education, And Service Programs, $3.85 Billion
Double Funding For GEAR UP, $2.98 Billion
* Increase Funding For Research On Microbicides And Other Technologies Women Can Use To Reduce Risk Of HIV Infection, $2.2125 Billion
* Increase National Science Foundation Research Funding, $2.126 Billion
** Restore And Double Funding For Manufacturing Extension Partnership, $1.83 Billion
Extend Amount Of Time Military Families Can Stay In Housing After Family Member Killed-In-Action, Make Family Separation Allowance Permanent, Increase Death Gratuity, $1.5 Billion
* Increase Funding For Indian Health Service, $1.4835 Billion
Increase Funding For Superfund, $1.38 Billion
* Increase Funding For Drug Treatment Programs, $1.319 Billion
Ensure Conservation Reserve Program Has Adequate Funding, $774 Million
Pass The American Dream Act, $726 Million
* Provide New Funding For Faith-Based Charities, $550 Million
* Expand Funding For TRIO Program, $416.5 Million
Expand Family And Medical Leave Act, $400 Million
Restore Benefits To Legal Immigrants, $350 Million
Extend Hate Crimes Legislation, $110 Million
Provide Adequate Funding For Endangered Species Act, $64.7 Million
Increase To $10 Million Funding For Project ACTION, $70 Million
Enact Employment Non-Discrimination Act, $22 Million
Pass Native American Small Business Development Act, Creating Office Of Small Business Affairs And New Grant Program At SBA, $20 Million
Increase Minimum Wage, $16 Million
Ensure Equal Pay For Women, $12 Million
* Increase Funding For Tribal Colleges, $11.9 Million
* Increase Funding For Tribal Courts, $2.95 Million
(* Estimate Based On A Five Percent Increase From President's FY 2005 Request.)
(** Estimate Based On Highest Revenue Amount Achieved - FY 2003 Funding.)
How much in a tax increase?
$658 Billion Over 10 Years!
Still doubting?
Raising taxes on the top income bracket: $477 billion over 10 years.
Returning the Death tax: $135 billion over 10 years.
Closing corporate loopholes: $46 billion over 10 years.
The Tax Gap?
John Kerry has a 1 Trillion Dollar Tax Gap
$1,910,859,050,000
- $658,000,000
$1,252,859,050,000
Not to mention the cost of the mystery programs he's proposed.... seems his eyes are bigger than our stomachs
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