Cost of War trade offs for New Orleans:

Taxpayers in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana will pay $83.9 million for Afghanistan war spending for FY2011. For the same amount of money, the following could be provided:

73,099 Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
1,568 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
2,267 Firefighters for One Year OR
11,863 Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR
13,963 Households with Renewable Electricity - Solar Photovoltaic for One Year OR
37,237 Households with Renewable Electricity-Wind Power for One Year OR
11,604 Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year OR
22,259 People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
1,957 Police or Sheriff’s Patrol Officers for One Year OR
16,036 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
15,120 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550