Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
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Trade Off
Taxpayers in Wayne County, Ohio will pay $75.3 million for the military cost of securing energy in FY2009 (includes Iraq war). For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
10,922 People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
45,969 Households with Renewable Electricity-Wind Power for One Year OR
1,207 Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officers for One Year OR
1,499 Firefighters for One Year OR
8,676 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
13,567 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550 OR
41,647 Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
10,935 Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR
17,238 Households with Renewable Electricity - Solar Photovoltaic for One Year OR
1,124 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
9,342 Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counters