Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
Location Type
State
Program
Trade-Off
Taxpayers in Washington will pay $1.9 billion for additional proposed Iraq War spending FY2008. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
301,752 People with Health Care for One Year OR
35,356 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
30,643 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
317,820 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
355,543 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR
10,509 Affordable Housing Units OR
767,178 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
214,424 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
31,106 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
1,694,491 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counters