Very Interesting

Here is a quote from a interesting story Martha posted on her blog that I thought I would share (click on the quote to read the full story. "Last year, spending in Iraq amounted to less than 1 percent of the total economy — about as much as Americans spent shopping online and less than half what they spent at Wal-Mart" It gives a little perspective. I find this interesting on two fronts. First, it is interesting for all the people who complain about the money we are spending on the war. Second it is crazy how much money we have compared to the rest of the world. I wonder how much good we could do for the less fortunate if we would quit spending so much money on stuff we don't need.