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CNN have broken the news on the latest security detail of US Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos. Nikki Credic-Barrett, US Marshals Service spokeswoman, has announced Ms. DeVos is to spend $7.74M on security in 2019. Surprisingly, the sum increased by $1M compared to the previous year. The Typical Student team looked into the Education Secretary’s security detail and reports the results.
Education Secretary's Expensive Security
Source: NYPost
Upon conducting threat assessment for Ms. DeVos, the Marshals Service have concluded there is a real threat to her safety. Over the time, the cost of Betsy DeVos’ security has increased significantly:
What Can You Buy for $7.74M?
Given the amount is huge, we imagined how else this money could be spent to benefit regular US students.
The average cost of yearly tuition is:
So, how many students could get educated for $7.74M?
How Many Students Could Have Their Loan Debt Paid Off?
Speaking of student loan debt, New Hampshire has the highest average amount of student debt of $27,200K. So, if we could spend $7.74M to cover student debt, it would actually pay off the debts of 284 people in New Hampshire!
How Many Luxurious Mansions and Cars Could You Buy?
Source: zillow.com
What about real estate? Take Calabasas in California, where the poshest and the most luxurious mansions are. $7.74M could actually buy 2,5 mansions that cost $3.49M each. Mind you, that’s not a regular apartment, that’s 6,405 sqft with 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms!
Source: tesla.com
What about cars? If you’ve been dreaming of 2018 Tesla Model S, $7.74M could buy 82 Tesla cars that cost about $95,350 (base price).
Impressive, right? See the infographic below:
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