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See https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/09/considerations-on-cost-disease/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/09/considerations-on-cost... Educational spending
by Straw 2y ago
See https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/09/considerations-on-cost-disease/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/09/considerations-on-cost...
Educational spending per pupil has gone up in real terms, by about 2.5x over 40 years. This is already inflation adjusted so there isn't any comparison to the inflation rate. I'd say a 2.5x increase is pretty dramatic!
- giraffe_lady 2y agoI'm not "seeing" a neo-segregationist about school funding policy lol nice try though. But anyway hasn't the GDP and accumulated wealth of the nation increased much more over that length of time? How much of that new wealth is it appropriate to spend on education?
- Straw 2y agoName calling isn't an argument. It might be appropriate to spend a lot on education, if there were a benefit! But as you can see in the first chart, its not at all obvious that all this increased spending has had any measurable positive effect.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoThis isn't debate club I'm not trying to win an argument. If I was calling him names I'd have much fouler ones tho. I find there are benefits to spending on education! What would you prefer to do with that money?
- Straw 2y agoI also find there are benefits to spending (on my) education. But if we can't show benefit for a specific kind of public spending, is it justified to take other's money and spend it on "education" in a way which has no measurable impact? I don't think so.