“The first six days of war in Iran cost U.S. taxpayers at least $11.3 billion in munitions alone.” (USA Today)
“The strike, which killed at least 165 people, mostly children, according to Iranian state TV, occurred on Saturday, during the first wave of U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran. Shortly after, several videos appeared showing a girls’ school in Minab largely destroyed.” (CBC)
“In FY2024 (the most recent year for which complete data are available), USAID managed more than $35 billion in combined appropriations…” (Congress.gov)
“As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” (Atul Gawande, New Yorker)
“To partially offset the cost of trillions of dollars in tax cuts, the [One Big Beautiful Bill] legislation includes $186 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).” (Urban Institute)
“33.6 million adults and 13.8 million children — including nearly 2 million children under 3 years old — lived in food-insecure households in 2023.” (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
“The 20 richest people in the [U.S.] hold a collective $3 trillion—nearly half of all American billionaire wealth—up from $2.3 trillion a year ago.” (Forbes Australia)
“There are about 33,000 homeless veterans in the United States, about 14,000 of whom live on the streets. Veterans make up around 5 percent of the unsheltered homeless population.” (New York Times)
