New Mexico
What $38,100,000,000 could have built here instead.
Education
Teacher Salaries (1 year)
718,867
teachers @ $53,000 each(in New Mexico)
New School Buildings
1,088
schools @ $35,000,000 each
Free School Lunches (1 year)
42,333,333
students fed @ $900 each
Student Textbook Sets
152,400,000
students equipped @ $250 each
Laptops for Students
127,000,000
students with laptops @ $300 each
Full Pell Grants (1 year)
5,152,129
college students aided @ $7,395 each
School Counselor Salaries (1 year)
592,258
counselors @ $64,330 each
New School Buses
317,500
buses @ $120,000 each
Housing
Median-Priced Homes
93,897
homes @ $405,763 each(in New Mexico)
Public Housing Units
211,666
units @ $180,000 each(in New Mexico)
Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)
3,463,636
families housed @ $11,000 each(in New Mexico)
Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)
1,524,000
beds @ $25,000 each
Healthcare
People Insured (1 year)
5,080,000
people insured @ $7,500 each(in New Mexico)
Nurse Salaries (1 year)
529,166
nurses @ $72,000 each(in New Mexico)
Hospital Beds
38,100
hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each
Mental Health Counselors (1 year)
641,954
counselors @ $59,350 each