Stats and numbers are a funny thing. You can make them tell a tune to what ever you want. In 2005 (the latest year data are available), total national health expenditures rose 6.9 percent -- two times the rate of inflation (1). Total spending was $2 TRILLION in 2005, or $6,700 per person (1). Total health care spending represented 16 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). So if this is the case for one year of health care we can pay for the war against the terrorist for 11 years. Assuming war expenditures remain constant at $180 billion per year.
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