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?