U.S. development plan ($500 million dollars) Education Essay

U.S. development plan
First! Study the data on U.S. below:
The United States is a world leader! It has one of the highest GDP’s PPP in the world, yet the United States is not without problems.
According to a 2018 census report, 12% of the population is living below the poverty line.
Population: 321,368,321 (rank=3)
Human Development Index: 8 of 188 countries
Gender Inequality Index: 8 of 188 countries
GDP (PPP) per capita: $54,800
Adult Literacy: 99% (male); 99% (female)
Infant Mortality: 6 per 1,000 births
Life Expectancy: 77 (male); 81 (female)
Directions:
Your task is to spend the $500 million to improve the United States of America.
How you define improvement is up to you.
Directions:
You can choose more than one option in a category (or no options!), but you cannot go over your budget.
Defense
I choose Option 2, cost 125 million dollars.
• Option 1: Build walls around the borders of the USA.
Cost: 50 million dollars.
• Option 2: Development the best military in the world.
Cost: 125 million dollars.
Education
I choose Option 2, cost 50 million dollars.
• Option 1: Improve schools throughout the country.
Cost: 75 million dollars
• Option 2: Improve schools in the most impoverish areas.
Cost: 50 million dollars
Welfare
I choose Option 2 & Option 3, cost 150 million dollars.
• Option 1: Set up a system to help people who have lost their jobs or cannot work.
Cost: 75 million dollars.
• Option 2: Income protection for people who do not make enough money.
Cost: 50 million dollars.
• Option 3: Improve the food stamp program and WIC program to low income families.
Cost: 100 million dollars.
Health and Human Services
I choose Option 1 & Option 3, cost 125 million dollars.
• Option 1: Encourage healthy living.
Cost: 25 million dollars.
• Option 2: Build advanced medical centers throughout the country.
Cost: 200 million dollars.
• Option 3: Build clinics in deprived areas around the nation.
Cost: 100 million dollars.
Transportation
I choose Option 2, cost 25 million dollars.
• Option 1: Rebuild roads and bridges throughout the country.
Cost: 75 million dollars.
• Option 2: Improve public transportation.
Cost: 25 million dollars.
Housing the Urban Development
I choose Option 3, cost 10 million dollars.
• Option 1: Rebuild homes in depressed urban areas.
Cost: 100 million dollars.
• Option 2: Build cheap apartment houses for homeless people.
Cost: 200 million dollars.
• Option 3: Give grants to families who apply to improve their housing situation:
Cost: 10 million dollars.
Environmental Protection Agency
I choose Option 1, cost 0 dollars.
• Option 1: Encourage recycling.
Cost: Free.
• Option 2: Focus on decreasing pollution and improving renewable energy sources.
Cost: 50 million dollars.
Science
I choose Option 1, cost 15 million dollars.
• Option 1: Endow the National Science Foundation for research.
Cost: 15 million dollars.
• Option 2: Invest money in NASA for space exploration.
Cost: 20 million dollars
Directions:
In well-written paragraph(S), defend your budget. What areas are you focusing most of your money on and why?