One Pupil's Year of Public Education
"Tots filling a classroom desk for every student in the grade — pop quiz on starch content forthcoming."
K through 12, prorated to the year.
At the prevailing rate of $0.14/oz for name-brand Tater Tots® or $0.093/oz for the generic equivalent, with each tot standardized to 8.5 grams. The thrifty consumer is directed to the Calculator for additional dimensional conversions.
Other Civic Expenditures
An F-35 Lightning II
"Tots filling the entire fuselage, the wings, and a generous portion of the runway."
Fifth-generation tactical airpower, weighed in tots.
An Average Senate Campaign
"Enough tots to canvass every voter in the state — door-to-door, individually delivered."
The cost of a six-year term, won.
A Mars Rover Mission
"A continuous bridge of tots reaching well past the Moon — the Mars connection remains aspirational."
Interplanetary science, properly accounted for.