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Trivially? Their entire budget was $174B in FY 2023 [0], it’s not trivial to get a split Congress to increase education funding by 57%. The executive branch ca
by quickthrowman 3y ago
Trivially? Their entire budget was $174B in FY 2023 [0], it’s not trivial to get a split Congress to increase education funding by 57%.
The executive branch can’t just unilaterally decide where to spend money, they spend money that Congress allocates.
[0] https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-education?fy=2023 https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-education?f...
I am not arguing against increasing teacher compensation, I’m just explaining why it isn’t trivial to address it.
- woooooo 3y agoIf we had our priorities in order it would be trivial. One fewer carrier group would probably cover it with no loss to national security. Also worth noting that an extra 100B of deficit is no big deal as long as it only buys unproductive weapons.
- o1y32 3y agoI am just seeing a bunch of talking in this HN thread, which is honestly a waste of time. Anyone who actually wants to see some change, please call your local politicians to increase the budget on schools instead of posting useless comments here.
- woooooo 3y agoVouched to reply, I have tried local politics, the local politicians don't have the money. It's all in Washington.