It's easy. The money, whether it is for defense or for education is, by and large, squandered. Here's an example of excessive education spending in Oregon [1]:

It's easy. The money, whether it is for defense or for education is, by and large, squandered. Here's an example of excessive education spending in Oregon [1]: A guy was a college professor in Oregon for 16 years His final salary was $62,000 per year He currently gets a pension of $214,000 per year How is that possible? Simple. He was, among other things guaranteed an 8% a year return in his retirement account. All courtesy of the Oregon taxpayer. This kind of thing is endemic to public spending, whether it is in Oregon or in California or at the Federal level. Education or Defense, it doesn't matter. The billions simply disappear. That's why, fundamentally, "a few million for the children" won't make a difference. At all. [1] http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/03/oregon_losing_money_match_game.html http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/03/oregon_...