Colorado
What $71,492,000,000 could have built here instead.
Education
Teacher Salaries (1 year)
1,099,876
teachers @ $65,000 each(in Colorado)
New School Buildings
2,042
schools @ $35,000,000 each
Free School Lunches (1 year)
47,661,333
students fed @ $1,500 each
Student Textbook Sets
285,968,000
students equipped @ $250 each
Laptops for Students
238,306,666
students with laptops @ $300 each
Full Pell Grants (1 year)
9,667,613
college students aided @ $7,395 each
School Counselor Salaries (1 year)
1,191,533
counselors @ $60,000 each
New School Buses
595,766
buses @ $120,000 each
Housing
Median-Priced Homes
129,985
homes @ $550,000 each(in Colorado)
Public Housing Units
223,412
units @ $320,000 each(in Colorado)
Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)
4,468,250
families housed @ $16,000 each(in Colorado)
Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)
2,859,680
beds @ $25,000 each
Healthcare
People Insured (1 year)
8,410,823
people insured @ $8,500 each(in Colorado)
Nurse Salaries (1 year)
893,650
nurses @ $80,000 each(in Colorado)
Hospital Beds
47,661
hospital beds @ $1,500,000 each
Mental Health Counselors (1 year)
1,299,854
counselors @ $55,000 each