Taxpayers in Pennsylvania will pay $34.6 billion for total Iraq & Afghanistan war spending since 2001. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:

8,544,548 People with Health Care for One Year OR
41,607,354 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
758,280 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
527,085 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
2,844,174 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
6,466,642 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350 OR
351,624 Affordable Housing Units OR
10,859,129 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
5,422,654 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
548,390 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
482,266 Port Container Inspectors for One year

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