Waste of a Dollar

EDUCATION
One day in Iraq could cover the full cost of attendance for one year at a public college for more than 17,100 students.xii
One day in Iraq could provide more than 79,000 needy college students with a Pell grant.xiii
One day in Iraq could enroll 27,000 more children in Head Start.xiv
One day in Iraq could employ 4,269 elementary school teachers or 4,027 secondary school teachers for one year.xv
HEALTH CARE
One day in Iraq could provide health insurance coverage to 344,500 working Americans to give them a break from the rising cost of coverage.xvi
One day in Iraq could provide health insurance coverage for one year to 380,900 uninsured children in America.xvii
One day in Iraq could employ 3,597 additional registered nurses for one year.xviii
One day in Iraq could immunize every person over 65 in the U.S. against influenza 4.6 times over.xix
One day in Iraq could immunize every baby born in the U.S. last year against measles, mumps, and rubella 14.2 times.xx