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Michigan

What $71,492,000,000 could have built here instead.

Education

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

1,099,876

teachers @ $65,000 each(in Michigan)

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

310,834

homes @ $230,000 each(in Michigan)

Public Housing Units

461,238

units @ $155,000 each(in Michigan)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

5,957,666

families housed @ $12,000 each(in Michigan)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

2,859,680

beds @ $25,000 each

Healthcare

People Insured (1 year)

8,936,500

people insured @ $8,000 each(in Michigan)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

992,944

nurses @ $72,000 each(in Michigan)

Hospital Beds

47,661

hospital beds @ $1,500,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

1,299,854

counselors @ $55,000 each