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Missouri

What $412,496,400,000 could have built here instead.

Education

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

7,782,950

teachers @ $53,000 each(in Missouri)

New School Buildings

11,785

schools @ $35,000,000 each

Free School Lunches (1 year)

274,997,600

students fed @ $1,500 each

Student Textbook Sets

1,649,985,600

students equipped @ $250 each

Laptops for Students

1,374,988,000

students with laptops @ $300 each

Full Pell Grants (1 year)

55,780,446

college students aided @ $7,395 each

School Counselor Salaries (1 year)

6,874,940

counselors @ $60,000 each

New School Buses

3,437,470

buses @ $120,000 each

Housing

Median-Priced Homes

1,833,317

homes @ $225,000 each(in Missouri)

Public Housing Units

2,749,976

units @ $150,000 each(in Missouri)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

37,499,672

families housed @ $11,000 each(in Missouri)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

16,499,856

beds @ $25,000 each

Healthcare

People Insured (1 year)

54,999,520

people insured @ $7,500 each(in Missouri)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

6,249,945

nurses @ $66,000 each(in Missouri)

Hospital Beds

274,997

hospital beds @ $1,500,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

7,499,934

counselors @ $55,000 each