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$4 million is a lot of money for a library and completely unnecessary in current economic conditions
by iamleppert 4y ago
$4 million is a lot of money for a library and completely unnecessary in current economic conditions
- kccoder 4y agoLibraries, not a library.
- midwesternerer 4y ago$4 million across an entire state worth of libraries
- mulmen 4y ago> $4 million is a lot of money for a library and completely unnecessary in current economic conditions It's a total of $4.5 million across all libraries in the state. In other words, nothing. Libraries aren't a luxury, they are a valuable community resource, especially in tough economic times. This is a place where people can get access to the Internet and education, which helps them get jobs, which allows them to support themselves and ultimately pay taxes.
- kimbernator 4y agoIt's comically evil to cut such a small amount of money for the state's public libraries under pretty much any circumstance (The total budget is ~50 billion dollars). Libraries should be considered some of our crowning achievements: (nearly) free and unprivileged access to as much knowledge as we can cram into a single building. Unfortunately, one of the primary political parties is actively waging war on education and information.
- mulmen 4y ago> The total budget is nearly 3 billion dollars According to the article the total budget is $50 billion.
- kimbernator 4y agoWoops, I was looking at the wrong figure and just trusted it in haste. Thanks for the correction.