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 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 YearNotes and Sources Go to Cost of War Counters |
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