Vermont
What $40,000,000,000 could have built here instead.
Education
Teacher Salaries (1 year)
645,161
teachers @ $62,000 each(in Vermont)
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
102,564
homes @ $390,000 each(in Vermont)
Public Housing Units
160,000
units @ $250,000 each(in Vermont)
Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)
2,666,666
families housed @ $15,000 each(in Vermont)
Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)
1,600,000
beds @ $25,000 each
Healthcare
People Insured (1 year)
4,210,526
people insured @ $9,500 each(in Vermont)
Nurse Salaries (1 year)
526,315
nurses @ $76,000 each(in Vermont)
Hospital Beds
40,000
hospital beds @ $1,000,000 each
Mental Health Counselors (1 year)
675,789
counselors @ $59,190 each