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Rhode Island

What $38,100,000,000 could have built here instead.

Education

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

529,166

teachers @ $72,000 each(in Rhode Island)

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

62,469

homes @ $609,900 each(in Rhode Island)

Public Housing Units

141,111

units @ $270,000 each(in Rhode Island)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

2,241,176

families housed @ $17,000 each(in Rhode Island)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

1,524,000

beds @ $25,000 each

Healthcare

People Insured (1 year)

4,010,526

people insured @ $9,500 each(in Rhode Island)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

464,634

nurses @ $82,000 each(in Rhode Island)

Hospital Beds

38,100

hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

641,954

counselors @ $59,350 each