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We don’t spend a lot of money because we bus. It’s the other way around: we bus because we have a lot of money to spend. What happens here particularly often i
by xyzzyz 3y ago
We don’t spend a lot of money because we bus. It’s the other way around: we bus because we have a lot of money to spend.
What happens here particularly often is that insiders (in context of schools, these are teachers and their unions, administrators, consultants, etc) are able to sell more of their services to users, who don’t mind the cost, because it’s spread among non-users (taxpayers), and they have very ability to exercise control over the insiders.
- Qwertious 3y agoJapan doesn't need to run buses in most areas, because they have a functioning public transport system. They still do run buses in the extreme rurals.
- rayiner 3y agoBut NYC has an extensive and well funded public transit system. It’s unreliable, dirty, and unsafe, but that’s just more evidence that New Yorkers suck at running public services.
- gopher_space 3y agoIn what manner do you consider taxpayers to be non-users of public schools? If you went to a public school you're continually building on the foundation they provided. If you went to a private school you're continually surrounded by people who are as educated as the system could make them. The world is currently in a race to see who can make the most advanced microchips the fastest, and we're doing that because it's starting to look like whoever makes the best chips gets to call the shots. There aren't enough people who grasp the fundamentals well enough to contribute to this effort. Education is now a critical national security concern.