Mr. Potatoe Head wrote:That figure can't be correct, can it? That would equate to more than a billion dollars for every man woman and child alive in the world today.....you got to be kidding?
Let's see, The Hill reported that he claimed $114 billion had been spent on the effort. Estimates are that there are currently 6.6 billion people in the world.
So that would calculate out to roughly $17.27 for every man, woman, and child alive.