That $8 Billion for Hurricane Harvey Relief Would be Equal to 0.2 Percent of Total Spending

Just in case you were wondering how big a deal this is for the budget. Put another way, it is equal to about $25 for every person in the country. It might have been helpful to include such information in this NYT piece given the paper's commitment to putting numbers in context.

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Published on September 05, 2017 21:08
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