The NYT reports on efforts to increase the appropriation for 2008 to $600 million from $356 million this year. The Bush administration is proposing $345 million. The $600 million figure would be approximately 0.02 percent of the federal budget or $2 for every person in the United States. The amount proposed by the Bush administration is equal to 0.011 percent of projected spending or $1.15 for every person in the United States.
--Dean Baker
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