South Dakota
What $38,100,000,000 could have built here instead.
Education
Teacher Salaries (1 year)
777,551
teachers @ $49,000 each(in South Dakota)
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
100,700
homes @ $378,350 each(in South Dakota)
Public Housing Units
217,714
units @ $175,000 each(in South Dakota)
Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)
4,233,333
families housed @ $9,000 each(in South Dakota)
Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)
1,524,000
beds @ $25,000 each
Healthcare
People Insured (1 year)
4,762,500
people insured @ $8,000 each(in South Dakota)
Nurse Salaries (1 year)
635,000
nurses @ $60,000 each(in South Dakota)
Hospital Beds
38,100
hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each
Mental Health Counselors (1 year)
641,954
counselors @ $59,350 each