> In Colorado, the first $40M in taxes each year are required to be allocated towards school funding, per the state constitution. Won't this end up like lotter

> In Colorado, the first $40M in taxes each year are required to be allocated towards school funding, per the state constitution. Won't this end up like lottery funding "education" in most states? [1] A guaranteed $40M in funding to schools means the legislature will simply reduce funding by $40M and move the balance around the general fund to other initiatives. I'm not arguing additional tax money is bad, but we shouldn't pretend this will product a windfall of available money for the Colorado school systems. [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/mega-millions-do-lotteries-really-benefit-public-schools/2012/03/30/gIQAbTUNlS_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/mega-m...