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Hawaii

What $38,100,000,000 could have built here instead.

Education

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

635,000

teachers @ $60,000 each(in Hawaii)

New School Buildings

1,088

schools @ $35,000,000 each

Free School Lunches (1 year)

42,333,333

students fed @ $900 each

Student Textbook Sets

152,400,000

students equipped @ $250 each

Laptops for Students

127,000,000

students with laptops @ $300 each

Full Pell Grants (1 year)

5,152,129

college students aided @ $7,395 each

School Counselor Salaries (1 year)

592,258

counselors @ $64,330 each

New School Buses

317,500

buses @ $120,000 each

Housing

Median-Priced Homes

51,486

homes @ $740,000 each(in Hawaii)

Public Housing Units

84,666

units @ $450,000 each(in Hawaii)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

1,587,500

families housed @ $24,000 each(in Hawaii)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

1,524,000

beds @ $25,000 each

Healthcare

People Insured (1 year)

4,010,526

people insured @ $9,500 each(in Hawaii)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

346,363

nurses @ $110,000 each(in Hawaii)

Hospital Beds

38,100

hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

641,954

counselors @ $59,350 each