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North Carolina

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

Education

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

701,754

teachers @ $57,000 each(in North Carolina)

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

125,000

homes @ $320,000 each(in North Carolina)

Public Housing Units

200,000

units @ $200,000 each(in North Carolina)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

3,333,333

families housed @ $12,000 each(in North Carolina)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

1,600,000

beds @ $25,000 each

Healthcare

People Insured (1 year)

5,333,333

people insured @ $7,500 each(in North Carolina)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

588,235

nurses @ $68,000 each(in North Carolina)

Hospital Beds

40,000

hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

675,789

counselors @ $59,190 each