Sheets of Copy Paper (recycled)

Eggs

First Class Stamps

Pounds of Apples

Gallons of Gasoline (Unleaded)

Big Macs

Movie Tickets

U.S. Flags (3x5 Nylon)

16-pound Turkeys

Monthly Cable Bills

Partridges in Pear Trees

English as a Second Language Classes

Weeks of Unemployment Benefits

Ounces of Gold

Months of Preschool Child Care

Social Security Checks

Diamond Engagement Rings

Hospital Stays

New Teachers

Kidney Transplants

New Homes

New Fire Trucks

Apache Helicopters

Baseball Stadiums

According to the Canadian Government, the annual cost of providing government services in both official languages is three cents per Canadian per day. While many sources discredit the theory that official multilingualism costs only pennies per person daily, even this amount spent on only two languages would dramatically impact the American economy. Appearing above is the current American population and the prospective annual cost of bilingual government, based on three cents per person per day, along with all the items that could be purchased with that exorbitant sum.