Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
Location Type
State
Program
Trade-Off
Taxpayers in Hawaii will pay $33.8 million for ballistic missile defense in FY2008. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
11,265 People with Health Care for One Year OR
774 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
648 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
7,464 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
6,309 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR
106 Affordable Housing Units OR
11,299 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
4,546 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
624 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
56,193 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year

Notes and Sources
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