Linda Bilmes

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First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

The beat of the sequester furloughs marches on

As a result of sequester, the IRS, HUD, the EPA and Office of Management and Budget become part of the biggest wave of government office closures since 1995.If you happen to have a burning question for the IRS, HUD or the EPA, it’ll have to wait until next ... [Published Marketplace - May 24 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Pilgrim's Way

I’ve just read one of JFK’s favorite books, Pilgrim’s Way, by John Buchan (1875 – 1940). Kennedy quoted it to his friends, saying they had to read it to understand him. Buchan’s sterling integrity leaps right out. He depicts values from bygone days, when ... [Published Ventura County Reporter - May 23 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Afghan war costs US extra $79.4bn

The Pentagon has submitted a request of nearly 80 billion dollars for the fiscal year 2014 to the US Congress to cover the cost of war in Afghanistan.The request for USD 79.4 billion was issued on Friday, and it comes in addition to a USD-526.6-billion ... [Published Press tv - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Crude Oil Price Rides With The Asset Bubble - But Not Forever

As the chart below shows, for 2008-2009, things can dramatically change in an eyeblinkFirst we can note that the oil price compression from the 1979 peak took 7 full years, to 1986, to fall by the same percentage amount it lost in only six months in 2008-2009. ... [Published Market Oracle - May 20 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Each Soldier Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan Costs an Average of $2 Million

<p><a href="http://reason.com/24-7"><img alt="" height="162" src="http://cloudfront-media.reason.com/mc/2013_05/24_7Thumb.jpg?h=162&w=215" title="|||Reason" width="215" style="float: right;"/&gt; The FiscalTimes is reporting that the long-term medical ... [Published Hit & Run - May 15 2013]
First reported Apr 01 2013 - Updated Apr 02 2013 - 2 reports

Costs of Iraq, Afghanistan wars could rise to $6 trillion

Over a decade of US wars of aggression in Afghanistan and Iraq will in the end cost as much as $6 trillion, the equivalent of $75,000 for every American household.These wars have left the United States heavily indebted and will have a profound impact ... [Published World Socialist Web Site - Apr 02 2013]
First reported Apr 01 2013 - Updated Apr 01 2013 - 1 reports

Was Iraq Really Worth $4 Trillion?

Why are we not surprised at this news ? Ten years after the United States invaded and occupied Iraq, the country's oil industry is poised to boom and make the troubled nation the No. 2 oil exporter in the world.But the nation that's moving to take advantage ... [Published The Left Coaster - Apr 01 2013]
First reported Mar 28 2013 - Updated Mar 28 2013 - 1 reports

Winslow Wheeler: AF-IQ – $4 to $6 Trillion Cost — All Predictable

Below find excerpts of Harvard Professor Linda Bilmes latest analysis of the costs of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Note that the costs are now estimated to lay somewhere between $4 trillion and $6 trillion. Find this important study at the Harvard ... [Published Public Intelligence Blog - Mar 28 2013]
First reported Jan 24 2013 - Updated Jan 24 2013 - 2 reports

Economics Daily Digest: Broadband or bust

By Tim Price, originally published on Next New Deal Click here to receive the Daily Digest via email. How to Get America Online ( NYT ) They stopped mailing out all those CDs/complimentary coasters, so ... Wait, wrong AOL. Roosevelt Institute ... [Published Daily Kos - Jan 24 2013]
First reported Jan 23 2013 - Updated Jan 23 2013 - 5 reports

'No US Peace Dividend after Afghanistan'

Stiglitz and Bilmes: No US peace dividend after Afghanistan, by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes,Commentary, FT : Nearly 12 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistanbegan, a war-weary America is getting ready to leave. ... But the true cost of ... [Published Economist's View - Jan 23 2013]

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Foon Rhee: Our debt to veterans comes with a pr... [Published Sacramento Bee - May 30 2013]
The beat of the sequester furloughs marches on [Published Marketplace - May 24 2013]
Pilgrim's Way [Published Ventura County Reporter - May 23 2013]
Afghan war costs US extra $79.4bn [Published Press tv - May 21 2013]
Guest Post: The Coming Collapse Of The Petrodol... [Published Zero Hedge - May 21 2013]
Guest Post: The Coming Collapse Of The Petrodol... [Published Zero Hedge - May 21 2013]
Crude Oil Price Rides With The Asset Bubble - B... [Published Market Oracle - May 20 2013]
Each Soldier Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan Co... [Published Hit & Run - May 15 2013]
Die verskriklike koste van Washington se oorloë [Published World Socialist Web Site - Apr 04 2013]
Costs of Iraq, Afghanistan wars could rise to $... [Published World Socialist Web Site - Apr 02 2013]
The Financial Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan [Published Fire Earth - Apr 01 2013]
Was Iraq Really Worth $4 Trillion? [Published The Left Coaster - Apr 01 2013]
Winslow Wheeler: AF-IQ – $4 to $6 Trillion Cost... [Published Public Intelligence Blog - Mar 28 2013]
War Without End [Published New. Clear. Vision. - Mar 20 2013]
Budgetary Misnomers and the Cost of Defense [Published Brookings: Topics - U.S. Defense Budget - Jan 31 2013]
Economics Daily Digest: Broadband or bust [Published Daily Kos - Jan 24 2013]
Daily Digest - January 24: Broadband or Bust [Published Next New Deal - Jan 24 2013]
'No US Peace Dividend after Afghanistan' [Published Economist's View - Jan 23 2013]
There will be no peace dividend after Afghanistan [Published FT.com - Arab-Israel conflict - Jan 23 2013]
There will be no peace dividend after Afghanistan [Published FT.com - World, Middle East - Jan 23 2013]
There will be no peace dividend after Afghanistan [Published FT.com - World, Asia Pacific - Jan 23 2013]
There will be no peace dividend after Afghanistan [Published FT.com - US - Jan 23 2013]
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Guest Post: The Coming Collapse Of The Petrodol... [Published Zero Hedge - May 21 2013]
Authored by Andrew McKillop,PETRODOLLAR WARThe theory of Petrodollar Warfare can be attributed to US analyst and author William R Clarke, and his 2005 book of that title which interpreted the US-UK decision to invade Iraq in 2003. He called this an "oil ...
Guest Post: The Coming Collapse Of The Petrodol... [Published Zero Hedge - May 21 2013]
Authored by Andrew McKillop, PETRODOLLAR WAR The theory of Petrodollar Warfare can be attributed to US analyst and author William R Clarke, and his 2005 book of that title which interpreted the US-UK decision to invade Iraq in 2003. He called this ...
Each Soldier Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan Co... [Published Hit & Run - May 15 2013]
<p><a href="http://reason.com/24-7"><img alt="" height="162" src="http://cloudfront-media.reason.com/mc/2013_05/24_7Thumb.jpg?h=162&w=215" title="|||Reason" width="215" style="float: right;"/&gt; The FiscalTimes is reporting that the long-term medical ...
The Financial Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan [Published Fire Earth - Apr 01 2013]
How Wartime Spending Decisions will Cancel Out the Peace Dividend: Report Costs to U.S. taxpayers of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could reach six trillion dollars, making them the most expensive conflicts in U.S. history, according to a new report ...
Was Iraq Really Worth $4 Trillion? [Published The Left Coaster - Apr 01 2013]
Why are we not surprised at this news ? Ten years after the United States invaded and occupied Iraq, the country's oil industry is poised to boom and make the troubled nation the No. 2 oil exporter in the world.But the nation that's moving to take advantage ...
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