$3 trillion. That is what Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz estimates the war will cost our country. It's crippling our economy and causing our Iraq recession.
To put this colossal amount of cash into perspective, we've partnered with Robert Greenwald and our friends at Brave New Films to bring you a game to help people really understand what $3 trillion dollars can buy. Get ready to go on a 3 Trillion Dollar Shopping Spree!
http://www.3trillion.org/ When the war was already hurting our economy two years ago, President Bush announced that Americans should go shopping-a brilliant plan to remedy our ailing economy. So follow the President's advice in this virtual shopping bonanza and rack up a $3 trillion tab like he has in real life. All you have to do is stroll down through our online store, add items to your cart for yourself or friends, and check out. It's just that easy!
Whether you buy serious gifts like health care for all Americans or frivolous ones like building the world's tallest building, I hope you'll begin to see just how far $3 trillion could go and help others understand the cost of this war.
This "game" is designed to build further awareness, and we need your help to make that happen. Please buy gifts for your all your friends and loved ones, and send them e-mails to let them know you've found better ways to spend our nation's money than the President. We need to help Americans understand the war's economic toll.
So do the "patriotic" thing. Start shopping right now:
http://www.3trillion.org/