Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
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Trade-Off
Taxpayers in Tampa Bay Metro Area, Florida will pay $1.1 billion for the President's request for additional Iraq war spending in FY2008 and FY2009. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
378,693 People with Health Care for One Year OR
24,723 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
17,145 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
334,774 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
200,614 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR
7,915 Affordable Housing Units OR
593,198 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
146,444 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
18,300 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
754,817 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counters