Tennessee
What $40,000,000,000 could have built here instead.
Education
Teacher Salaries (1 year)
754,716
teachers @ $53,000 each(in Tennessee)
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
137,931
homes @ $290,000 each(in Tennessee)
Public Housing Units
216,216
units @ $185,000 each(in Tennessee)
Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)
3,636,363
families housed @ $11,000 each(in Tennessee)
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 Tennessee)
Nurse Salaries (1 year)
606,060
nurses @ $66,000 each(in Tennessee)
Hospital Beds
40,000
hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each
Mental Health Counselors (1 year)
675,789
counselors @ $59,190 each