Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
Location Type
State
Congressional District
Program
Trade Off
Taxpayers in Congressional District 45 (Bono Mack) will pay $37.5 million for proposed Atomic Energy Defense Activities in FY2011. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
11,156 People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
35,529 Households with Renewable Electricity-Wind Power for One Year OR
402 Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officers for One Year OR
493 Firefighters for One Year OR
4,494 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
6,764 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550 OR
19,820 Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
4,274 Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR
13,323 Households with Renewable Electricity - Solar Photovoltaic for One Year OR
488 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
3,958 Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counters