cbnoodles
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Re: How much is 100 Billion dollars?
Try this for size: <br /><br /><br /> http://a255.g.akamaitech.net/7/255/...ess.gov/usbudget/fy06/pdf/budget/overview.pdf <br /><br /><br />HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRAM INCREASES AND NEW INITIATIVES<br />(All figures depicting increases are above the 2005 enacted levels.)<br />Defense, Foreign Assistance, and Homeland Security<br /> Raises overall Defense spending by 4.8 percent, or 41 percent since 2001.<br /> $35 billion more between now and 2011 to reorganize the total Army forces and increase the number<br />of active Army combat brigades by 30 percent.<br /> $3.5 billion more between 2006 and 2011 to implement the Global Posture Initiative, which will increase<br />U.S. responsiveness and allow for the return of 70,000 U.S. troops from Cold War bases.<br /> $1.7 billion for unmanned vehicles, which perform hazardous tasks without risking the lives of soldiers,<br />sailors, airmen, and Marines.<br /> $3 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion, to expand the Millennium Challenge Account for foreign<br />assistance, to encourage sound economic and governance policies in the developing world.<br /> $4.2 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a $154 million increase, to<br />address the threat of bioterrorism.<br /> $600 million for a Targeted Infrastructure Protection Program in the Department of Homeland Security<br />(DHS) to assist State and local governments in reducing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure, such<br />as chemical facilities, ports, and transit systems.<br /> $581million, a 45-percent increase, for research and development of radiological and nuclear detection<br />systems and countermeasures at DHS, the Department of Energy, and HHS.<br /> An increase of $555 million for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an 11-percent increase over 2005<br />levels, and a 76-percent increase since 2001.<br />Economic Opportunity and Education<br /> $10 billion over 10 years in tax incentives to create economic Opportunity Zones in areas transitioning<br />to new and emerging industries.<br /> $3.7 billion for a new economic and community development program that consolidates 18 ineffective<br />or duplicative programs into a flexible and targeted program.<br /> $200 million to provide home purchase downpayment assistance to 40,000 low-income families.<br /> $28 billion increase for student aid programs through 2015, including the retirement of the Pell Grant<br />shortfall, an increase in the maximum Pell award by $500 over five years, and additional benefits to<br />student borrowers, helping more than 10 million needy students cover the costs of college.<br /> $1.5 billion for the Presidents High School Initiative to extend No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reforms<br />into high schools through improved testing and programs for at-risk youth.<br /> $11.1 billion for IDEA special education grants to States, an increase of $508 million, taking the total<br />increase in Federal funding for IDEA grants to $4.8 billion, or 75 percent, since 2001.<br /> $603 million more for Title I to provide grants to improve education in low-income communities and<br />support NCLB reforms, a total increase of $4.6 billion, or 52 percent, for Title I since 2001.<br /> $500 million for schools and teachers to close the achievement gap and attract high-quality teachers<br />to high-need schools.<br />THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 7<br />Health and Compassion<br /> $74 billion over 10 years for health-insurance tax credits for low-income individuals and families that<br />will ultimately help 15 million families purchase affordable health insurance.<br /> $4 billion in grants to States to establish health insurance purchasing pools, through which people who<br />qualify for the tax credit and others can obtain coverage.<br /> $28.5 billion over 10 years for tax deductions for premiums for high deductible insurance, which will<br />ultimately help six million Americans save for their health care costs in tax-free accounts.<br /> $19.2 billion over 10 years for tax rebates for small businesses that contribute to their employees health<br />savings accounts, encouraging more small employers to offer health benefits.<br /> $2.0 billion for Health Centers in medically underserved areas, a $304 million increase, fulfilling the<br />Presidents commitment to create or expand 1,200 center sites by 2006 and begin the commitment to<br />establish a health center in every high-poverty county that can support one.<br /> $1 billion in grants over two years for Cover the Kids, a new campaign to enroll millions more<br />low-income children in Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program.<br /> $125 million for Health Information Technology to help achieve the Presidents goal that most<br />Americans have electronic health records by 2014.<br /> $3.2 billion, an increase of $382 million, to continue to expand the Presidents Emergency Plan for<br />AIDS Relief.<br /> $1.2 billion for international food aid, including a new initiative to provide $300 million as cash<br />assistance, allowing emergency food aid to be provided more quickly to address the most urgent<br />needs.<br /> $4 billion, an increase of 8.5 percent, for Federal housing and social programs for the homeless,<br />including $1.4 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants.<br /> $100 million to fund competitive grants for States to develop innovative approaches to promote healthy<br />marriages.<br /> $3.1 billion over 10 years in tax incentives to promote donations to charitable organizations from<br />individual retirement accounts.<br />Science and Environment<br /> $27 billion through 2010, to make permanent the Research and Experimentation tax credit, a critical<br />element in our innovation economy.<br /> $5.6 billion for the National Science Foundations vital science, education, and basic research<br />programs, an increase of $132 million.<br /> $511 million to advance new and cutting-edge nuclear energy technology to provide reliable,<br />affordable, and emissions-free sources of energy.<br /> $260 million for the Presidents Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, to help reduce our dependence on foreign<br />sources of oil and create a new generation of hydrogen-powered vehicles.<br /> $286 million for the Presidents Clean Coal Research Initiative to research, develop, and demonstrate<br />clean coal technologies, including the FutureGen Initiative to create the worlds first zero-emissions<br />coal-based power plant.<br /> $485 million, an added $34 million, or 7.5-percent increase, for the core fundamental research and<br />facilities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.<br /> $210 million, an increase of $46 million, for assessment and clean-up of about 600 brownfields sites,<br />spurring development in former manufacturing areas in our inner cities.<br /> $144 million increase to continue upgrading National Park Service facilities to an acceptable condition.<br /><br />The total comes to 297.7 $B and covers as wide a range of programs and services as one might imagine. Now, take 1/3 of those services away to pay for this disaster!
Try this for size: <br /><br /><br /> http://a255.g.akamaitech.net/7/255/...ess.gov/usbudget/fy06/pdf/budget/overview.pdf <br /><br /><br />HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRAM INCREASES AND NEW INITIATIVES<br />(All figures depicting increases are above the 2005 enacted levels.)<br />Defense, Foreign Assistance, and Homeland Security<br /> Raises overall Defense spending by 4.8 percent, or 41 percent since 2001.<br /> $35 billion more between now and 2011 to reorganize the total Army forces and increase the number<br />of active Army combat brigades by 30 percent.<br /> $3.5 billion more between 2006 and 2011 to implement the Global Posture Initiative, which will increase<br />U.S. responsiveness and allow for the return of 70,000 U.S. troops from Cold War bases.<br /> $1.7 billion for unmanned vehicles, which perform hazardous tasks without risking the lives of soldiers,<br />sailors, airmen, and Marines.<br /> $3 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion, to expand the Millennium Challenge Account for foreign<br />assistance, to encourage sound economic and governance policies in the developing world.<br /> $4.2 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a $154 million increase, to<br />address the threat of bioterrorism.<br /> $600 million for a Targeted Infrastructure Protection Program in the Department of Homeland Security<br />(DHS) to assist State and local governments in reducing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure, such<br />as chemical facilities, ports, and transit systems.<br /> $581million, a 45-percent increase, for research and development of radiological and nuclear detection<br />systems and countermeasures at DHS, the Department of Energy, and HHS.<br /> An increase of $555 million for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an 11-percent increase over 2005<br />levels, and a 76-percent increase since 2001.<br />Economic Opportunity and Education<br /> $10 billion over 10 years in tax incentives to create economic Opportunity Zones in areas transitioning<br />to new and emerging industries.<br /> $3.7 billion for a new economic and community development program that consolidates 18 ineffective<br />or duplicative programs into a flexible and targeted program.<br /> $200 million to provide home purchase downpayment assistance to 40,000 low-income families.<br /> $28 billion increase for student aid programs through 2015, including the retirement of the Pell Grant<br />shortfall, an increase in the maximum Pell award by $500 over five years, and additional benefits to<br />student borrowers, helping more than 10 million needy students cover the costs of college.<br /> $1.5 billion for the Presidents High School Initiative to extend No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reforms<br />into high schools through improved testing and programs for at-risk youth.<br /> $11.1 billion for IDEA special education grants to States, an increase of $508 million, taking the total<br />increase in Federal funding for IDEA grants to $4.8 billion, or 75 percent, since 2001.<br /> $603 million more for Title I to provide grants to improve education in low-income communities and<br />support NCLB reforms, a total increase of $4.6 billion, or 52 percent, for Title I since 2001.<br /> $500 million for schools and teachers to close the achievement gap and attract high-quality teachers<br />to high-need schools.<br />THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 7<br />Health and Compassion<br /> $74 billion over 10 years for health-insurance tax credits for low-income individuals and families that<br />will ultimately help 15 million families purchase affordable health insurance.<br /> $4 billion in grants to States to establish health insurance purchasing pools, through which people who<br />qualify for the tax credit and others can obtain coverage.<br /> $28.5 billion over 10 years for tax deductions for premiums for high deductible insurance, which will<br />ultimately help six million Americans save for their health care costs in tax-free accounts.<br /> $19.2 billion over 10 years for tax rebates for small businesses that contribute to their employees health<br />savings accounts, encouraging more small employers to offer health benefits.<br /> $2.0 billion for Health Centers in medically underserved areas, a $304 million increase, fulfilling the<br />Presidents commitment to create or expand 1,200 center sites by 2006 and begin the commitment to<br />establish a health center in every high-poverty county that can support one.<br /> $1 billion in grants over two years for Cover the Kids, a new campaign to enroll millions more<br />low-income children in Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program.<br /> $125 million for Health Information Technology to help achieve the Presidents goal that most<br />Americans have electronic health records by 2014.<br /> $3.2 billion, an increase of $382 million, to continue to expand the Presidents Emergency Plan for<br />AIDS Relief.<br /> $1.2 billion for international food aid, including a new initiative to provide $300 million as cash<br />assistance, allowing emergency food aid to be provided more quickly to address the most urgent<br />needs.<br /> $4 billion, an increase of 8.5 percent, for Federal housing and social programs for the homeless,<br />including $1.4 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants.<br /> $100 million to fund competitive grants for States to develop innovative approaches to promote healthy<br />marriages.<br /> $3.1 billion over 10 years in tax incentives to promote donations to charitable organizations from<br />individual retirement accounts.<br />Science and Environment<br /> $27 billion through 2010, to make permanent the Research and Experimentation tax credit, a critical<br />element in our innovation economy.<br /> $5.6 billion for the National Science Foundations vital science, education, and basic research<br />programs, an increase of $132 million.<br /> $511 million to advance new and cutting-edge nuclear energy technology to provide reliable,<br />affordable, and emissions-free sources of energy.<br /> $260 million for the Presidents Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, to help reduce our dependence on foreign<br />sources of oil and create a new generation of hydrogen-powered vehicles.<br /> $286 million for the Presidents Clean Coal Research Initiative to research, develop, and demonstrate<br />clean coal technologies, including the FutureGen Initiative to create the worlds first zero-emissions<br />coal-based power plant.<br /> $485 million, an added $34 million, or 7.5-percent increase, for the core fundamental research and<br />facilities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.<br /> $210 million, an increase of $46 million, for assessment and clean-up of about 600 brownfields sites,<br />spurring development in former manufacturing areas in our inner cities.<br /> $144 million increase to continue upgrading National Park Service facilities to an acceptable condition.<br /><br />The total comes to 297.7 $B and covers as wide a range of programs and services as one might imagine. Now, take 1/3 of those services away to pay for this disaster!