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"It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need, and our air force has to have a bake-sale to buy a bomber."
by grecy 5y ago
"It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need, and our air force has to have a bake-sale to buy a bomber."
- dominotw 5y agous army funded drug, enzalutamide, is saving my life right now. i haven't really reserached why they funded that drug but was suprised to learn that.
- missedthecue 5y agoEducation related spending in the US is at its highest ever level as a percentage of GDP. Defense spending has been going down on a GDP basis for decades.
- moate 5y agoIf I pay you less than what you need by 1000 dollars every month, but then raise your pay by 200 dollars, your pay "is at the highest ever level". Conversely, if I overpay you by 1000 dollars every month but make you take a 2 cent pay cut every year, my spending on you "will be going down for decades". Ratios are great except when they obscure what problem they're supposed to address.
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- coredog64 5y agoAggregate US educational spending across federal, state, and local governments has been higher than DoD (plus DoE) spending for as long as I can remember.
- refurb 5y ago“Quote are make you feel good but don’t prove anything” -Ghandi
- dragonwriter 5y agoOur schools (probably) have all the money they need. They have the wrong set of policies and practices in many cases, but “more money” is a simpler thing to ask for that specific improvements to educational practices.