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I am definitely very excited about this. Blanket statements like "government is too inefficient and such a waste" or "we need to raise more taxes to fix this pr
by propman 9y ago
I am definitely very excited about this. Blanket statements like "government is too inefficient and such a waste" or "we need to raise more taxes to fix this problem" are statements that are irrefutable due to the convoluted nature of government. Now we can have a little more insight into what is efficient and what isn't. Also the opaqueness and division of data makes it difficult to make meaningful and economical decisions in a macro sense. I feel like there are lots of untapped opportunities to create services that involve gathering specific data that may also be sold anonymously to government in order to make better decisions along with helping customers.
- peteretep 9y agoI think it's optimistic to think that data will sway political opinion in America
- afsina 9y agoSadly, many people who make those blanket statements (such as myself) also believe governments, especially big-centralized ones cannot be fixed. These kind of data is good, it may be an eye opener for some. But governments will find loop holes to make those spendings look like justified. Most people will be fine with it anyway. Look at the authors response: "Oh there are 10 million public school teachers, those are nice people!"
- thomastjeffery 9y agoAt the same time, more specific data is always better. Soon he'll realize the slim margins that go to actual teachers, and see that most of it goes to boards, etc.
- rayiner 9y agoNope. 80% of per school expenditures goes to salary and benefits, with the overwhelming majority for instruction rather than administration: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cmb.asp https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cmb.asp.
- thomastjeffery 9y agoI stand corrected.