New Mexico
What $71,492,000,000 could have built here instead.
Education
Teacher Salaries (1 year)
1,348,905
teachers @ $53,000 each(in New Mexico)
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
255,328
homes @ $280,000 each(in New Mexico)
Public Housing Units
397,177
units @ $180,000 each(in New Mexico)
Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)
6,499,272
families housed @ $11,000 each(in New Mexico)
Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)
2,859,680
beds @ $25,000 each
Healthcare
People Insured (1 year)
9,532,266
people insured @ $7,500 each(in New Mexico)
Nurse Salaries (1 year)
992,944
nurses @ $72,000 each(in New Mexico)
Hospital Beds
47,661
hospital beds @ $1,500,000 each
Mental Health Counselors (1 year)
1,299,854
counselors @ $55,000 each