I believe New York now admits to spending about $17K, which is not $20K (which I heard on TV last night). On average, it seems that it was around $10K 5 years

I believe New York now admits to spending about $17K, which is not $20K (which I heard on TV last night). On average, it seems that it was around $10K 5 years ago. This would be a respectable amount IF the results, on average, were good. But they are not.