Federal Budget Trade-Offs

Could your tax dollars be better spent?
Location Type
State
Program
Trade Off
Taxpayers in Tennessee will pay $16.8 billion for total Iraq and Afghanistan war spending since 2001. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
3,560,569 People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
7,155,777 Households with Renewable Electricity-Wind Power for One Year OR
353,151 Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officers for One Year OR
347,931 Firefighters for One Year OR
2,448,216 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
3,021,672 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550 OR
8,318,590 Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
2,220,664 Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR
2,683,416 Households with Renewable Electricity - Solar Photovoltaic for One Year OR
299,202 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
2,087,489 Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counters