Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
Location Type
State
Program
Trade-Off
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 Year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counters