Colorado
What $411,605,000,000 could have built here instead.
Education
Teacher Salaries (1 year)
6,332,384
teachers @ $65,000 each(in Colorado)
New School Buildings
11,760
schools @ $35,000,000 each
Free School Lunches (1 year)
274,403,333
students fed @ $1,500 each
Student Textbook Sets
1,646,420,000
students equipped @ $250 each
Laptops for Students
1,372,016,666
students with laptops @ $300 each
Full Pell Grants (1 year)
55,659,905
college students aided @ $7,395 each
School Counselor Salaries (1 year)
6,860,083
counselors @ $60,000 each
New School Buses
3,430,041
buses @ $120,000 each
Housing
Median-Priced Homes
748,372
homes @ $550,000 each(in Colorado)
Public Housing Units
1,286,265
units @ $320,000 each(in Colorado)
Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)
25,725,312
families housed @ $16,000 each(in Colorado)
Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)
16,464,200
beds @ $25,000 each
Healthcare
People Insured (1 year)
48,424,117
people insured @ $8,500 each(in Colorado)
Nurse Salaries (1 year)
5,145,062
nurses @ $80,000 each(in Colorado)
Hospital Beds
274,403
hospital beds @ $1,500,000 each
Mental Health Counselors (1 year)
7,483,727
counselors @ $55,000 each