Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
Location Type
State
City, Town or County
Program
Trade-Off
Taxpayers in Chicago, Illinois will pay $9.5 billion for total Iraq & Afghanistan war spending since 2001. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
3,967,456 People with Health Care for One Year OR
195,427 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
165,646 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
961,114 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
1,775,277 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR
68,863 Affordable Housing Units OR
6,545,376 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
1,405,822 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
145,979 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
12,630,372 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counters