NPP In Action
"In teaching middle-schoolers about the federal budget, I found NPP's website, particularly the trade-offs, to be a shocking eye opener to many of the students on how we spend our money as a nation."
- Liam Bowler, Peace Campaign Coordinator
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Federal Budget Trade-Offs
Taxpayers in the United States will pay $907.3 billion for total Iraq & Afghanistan war spending since 2001. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided: 267,406,630 People with Health Care for One Year OR 19,596,112 Public Safety Officers for One year OR 15,559,271 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR 140,275,201 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR 169,588,785 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR 7,057,801 Affordable Housing Units OR 399,894,220 Children with Health Care for One Year OR 124,509,400 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR 14,904,312 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR 939,289,301 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One YearNotes and Sources Go to Cost of War Counters |
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