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Where did you get the idea that "the many billions raised for 'education' went entirely to shore up the teacher's bloated pensions and benefits fund?" (emphasis
by brianchu 14y ago
Where did you get the idea that "the many billions raised for 'education' went entirely to shore up the teacher's bloated pensions and benefits fund?" (emphasis added)
As far as I'm aware, the majority of the money went to prevent spending cuts in education budgets, and the rest went into the general budget (http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/30/analysis.htm http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/30/analysis.htm).
Hyperbole is not necessary to make your point.
- gwright 14y agoIt is a mistake to try to analyze spending in this way. Dollars are fungible. Dollars directed to one particular budget item (education budgets in your example) simply frees up other dollars to be used elsewhere (pensions and benefits in the parent comment).