Taxpayers in Massachusetts will pay $512.6 million for nuclear weapons in FY2005.

For the same amount of money, the following could be provided:

 

 79,510 People Receiving Health Care or

 

 61,254 Head Start Places for Children or

 

 275,764 Children Receiving Health Care or

 

 3,070 Affordable Housing Units or

 

 42 New Elementary Schools or

 

 62,274 Scholarships for University Students or

 

 9,562 Music and Arts Teachers or

 

 10,466 Public Safety Officers or

 

 8,030 Port Container Inspectors

 

 

You Choose.

 

 

More Information about trade-off’s available at http://www.nationalpriorities.org/