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Louisiana

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

Education

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

754,716

teachers @ $53,000 each(in Louisiana)

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

200,000

homes @ $200,000 each(in Louisiana)

Public Housing Units

296,296

units @ $135,000 each(in Louisiana)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

3,809,523

families housed @ $10,500 each(in Louisiana)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

1,600,000

beds @ $25,000 each

Healthcare

People Insured (1 year)

5,714,285

people insured @ $7,000 each(in Louisiana)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

615,384

nurses @ $65,000 each(in Louisiana)

Hospital Beds

40,000

hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

675,789

counselors @ $59,190 each