Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
Location Type
State
Congressional District
Program
Trade-Off
Taxpayers in Congressional District 3 (Kind) will pay $1.9 billion for total Iraq and Afghanistan war spending since 2001. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
1,210,467 People with Health Care for One Year OR
42,024 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
30,974 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
279,131 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
350,922 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR
15,662 Affordable Housing Units OR
1,444,881 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
282,746 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
32,751 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
2,289,815 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counters