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California

What $40,000,000,000 could have built here instead.

Education

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

421,052

teachers @ $95,000 each(in California)

New School Buildings

1,142

schools @ $35,000,000 each

Free School Lunches (1 year)

44,444,444

students fed @ $900 each

Student Textbook Sets

160,000,000

students equipped @ $250 each

Laptops for Students

133,333,333

students with laptops @ $300 each

Full Pell Grants (1 year)

5,409,060

college students aided @ $7,395 each

School Counselor Salaries (1 year)

614,062

counselors @ $65,140 each

New School Buses

333,333

buses @ $120,000 each

Housing

Median-Priced Homes

53,333

homes @ $750,000 each(in California)

Public Housing Units

100,000

units @ $400,000 each(in California)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

1,818,181

families housed @ $22,000 each(in California)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

1,600,000

beds @ $25,000 each

Healthcare

People Insured (1 year)

4,081,632

people insured @ $9,800 each(in California)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

333,333

nurses @ $120,000 each(in California)

Hospital Beds

40,000

hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

675,789

counselors @ $59,190 each