From the National Priorities Project’s Federal Budget Trade-Offs: “Taxpayers in Rutland County, Vermont [where I live] have paid $71.1 million for the Iraq War thus far. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
- 23,337 People with Health Care OR
- 106,399 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR
- 1,706 Public Safety Officers OR
- 1,292 Music and Arts Teachers OR
- 6,283 Scholarships for University Students OR
- 3 New Elementary Schools OR
- 522 Affordable Housing Units OR
- 18,814 Children with Health Care OR
- 8,234 Head Start Places for Children OR
- 1,269 Elementary School Teachers OR
- 1,177 Port Container Inspectors”
[Check the site to see what your town/county could have had.]
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Taxpayers in Rochester, New York have paid $339.3 million for the Iraq War thus far. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
62,573 People with Health Care OR
635,256 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR
6,549 Public Safety Officers OR
5,167 Music and Arts Teachers OR
55,370 Scholarships for University Students OR
18 New Elementary Schools OR
1,929 Affordable Housing Units OR
118,570 Children with Health Care OR
38,659 Head Start Places for Children OR
3,930 Elementary School Teachers OR
5,100 Port Container Inspectors
Taxpayers in Tacoma, Washington have paid $322.4 million for the Iraq War thus far. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
51,147 People with Health Care OR
287,215 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR
5,993 Public Safety Officers OR
5,194 Music and Arts Teachers OR
53,870 Scholarships for University Students OR
30 New Elementary Schools OR
1,781 Affordable Housing Units OR
130,036 Children with Health Care OR
36,345 Head Start Places for Children OR
5,273 Elementary School Teachers OR
4,321 Port Container Inspectors