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Helping people today also has exponential returns in the long run. More than investment returns since economic growth is tied to people.

• Balgair 6y ago
  A 'rule of thumb' in education funding is that every dollar you put in nets you three on the backend. The issue being that the backend is 20-40 years from the initial investment.
  • harperlee 6y ago
    Do you have a source for this rule of thumb? I'm curious!
    • Balgair 6y ago
      Oh geeze! I'll try to find a paper on this, but it varies a lot in the US's K-12 at least, hence the 'rule of thumb'. The source I have off the top of my head is family members that are in education consulting and therefore talks over dinners and whatnot, but that is not a 'source' in the HN sense.
      • harperlee 6y ago
        No worries, it was a genuine question, not a “citation needed” ;).