Taxpayers in the city of Mountain View, California will pay $213.6 million for proposed Department of Defense budget for FY2012.
For the same amount of money, the following could be provided:
- 144,122 Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
- 2,774 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
- 2,804 Firefighters for One Year OR
- 24,315 Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR
- 75,805 Households with Renewable Electricity - Solar Photovoltaic for One Year OR
- 202,148 Households with Renewable Electricity-Wind Power for One Year OR
- 22,518 Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year OR
- 22,518 Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year OR
- 73,702 People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
- 2,288 Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officers for One Year OR
- 25,570 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
- 38,484 Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550
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