What $440M can buy?

HERE'S what $440,000,000 can get:

l 20 police stations, fully equipped with the most modern facilities;

l 22 Coast Guard patrol boats;

l 20 new court houses and judges;

l 3 new large prisons;

l 30 new passport offices

l Round-the-clock security for 1,000 schools for four years;

l Total repair for every school in Trinidad and Tobago;

l A one-time gift of $2,200Â to 200,000 pensioners;

l 1 new hospital

l $40,000,000 in interest if invested with low risk, which could then pay for the prizes for Panorama in perpetuity;

l $1,000,000 seed money for 440 high tech start-ups to promote innovation and invention;

l Funding for 1,000 bright students to attend the best international universities for five years;

l A developed agro industry sector;

l A refund for the people of T&T for the $200,000,000 wasted on the Caroni racing complex;

OR

An airplane for one person to massage his ego and promote his sense of self-importance.

Fasil Muddeen

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Source: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=161290189

Well said man. Well focking said.