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Agreed but for rather different reasons. I've travelled through the US and stumbled into public housing projects on a few occasions. I found them simply repugn
by josho 10y ago
Agreed but for rather different reasons.
I've travelled through the US and stumbled into public housing projects on a few occasions. I found them simply repugnant. Public policy that clumps the poor together is beyond stupid. It's made even worse when you factor in how schools in the US get their budget (property taxes). So, this housing policy further guarantees that the poor stay poor because they end up in crappy schools.
It's like America doesn't actually want to fix any of their social problems.
- ghaff 10y agoWhile you're right about property taxes going to schools, the reality is that urban schools tend to have higher expenditures per pupil than many upscale suburban schools. For example, in Massachusetts, Boston has per-pupil expenditures about $1,000 more (~5%) than Concord, one of the tonier western suburbs. Sure, Boston has many upscale areas but it also includes neighborhoods like Dorchester and Roxbury. Yes, you can look through the data and find especially old industry cities that have lower spending than many suburban towns but expenditure/pupil doesn't really follow clear patterns based on the income of the community.