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For the price of the Iraq War, we could give every American household a herd of 125 Angora goats.
The Angora goat is valued for its fur, called mohair, which is heavily subsidized today by the US government. In 1993, a herd of 125 goats cost $14,600, or $22,136 in today's dollars. As there are 112 million households in America, giving every American household a herd of 125 goats would cost $2.48 trillion, which is $520 trillion less than Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes' estimate of $3 trillion for the total cost of the Iraq War.
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Image adapted under a Creative Commons License from ClifB.