It's $17bn over the 10 year projected lifetime of the implementation. So "only" $1.7bn a year (roughly, the projected yearly costs ramp up until 2025, then drop

It's $17bn over the 10 year projected lifetime of the implementation. So "only" $1.7bn a year (roughly, the projected yearly costs ramp up until 2025, then drop a bit). That's easily do-able through federal assistance funding. Nutrition Assistance For Puerto Rico already gives $1.5bn of federal money every year, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrition_Assistance_for_Puerto_Rico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrition_Assistance_for_Puert...