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Massachusetts

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

Education

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

444,444

teachers @ $90,000 each(in Massachusetts)

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

66,666

homes @ $600,000 each(in Massachusetts)

Public Housing Units

114,285

units @ $350,000 each(in Massachusetts)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

2,000,000

families housed @ $20,000 each(in Massachusetts)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

1,600,000

beds @ $25,000 each

Healthcare

People Insured (1 year)

4,000,000

people insured @ $10,000 each(in Massachusetts)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

400,000

nurses @ $100,000 each(in Massachusetts)

Hospital Beds

40,000

hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

675,789

counselors @ $59,190 each