West Virginia
What $411,605,000,000 could have built here instead.
Education
Teacher Salaries (1 year)
8,575,104
teachers @ $48,000 each(in West Virginia)
New School Buildings
11,760
schools @ $35,000,000 each
Free School Lunches (1 year)
274,403,333
students fed @ $1,500 each
Student Textbook Sets
1,646,420,000
students equipped @ $250 each
Laptops for Students
1,372,016,666
students with laptops @ $300 each
Full Pell Grants (1 year)
55,659,905
college students aided @ $7,395 each
School Counselor Salaries (1 year)
6,860,083
counselors @ $60,000 each
New School Buses
3,430,041
buses @ $120,000 each
Housing
Median-Priced Homes
2,940,035
homes @ $140,000 each(in West Virginia)
Public Housing Units
3,741,863
units @ $110,000 each(in West Virginia)
Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)
45,733,888
families housed @ $9,000 each(in West Virginia)
Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)
16,464,200
beds @ $25,000 each
Healthcare
People Insured (1 year)
54,880,666
people insured @ $7,500 each(in West Virginia)
Nurse Salaries (1 year)
6,533,412
nurses @ $63,000 each(in West Virginia)
Hospital Beds
274,403
hospital beds @ $1,500,000 each
Mental Health Counselors (1 year)
7,483,727
counselors @ $55,000 each