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So basically: Throw more money at this problem we've been ineffectively throwing money at for decades[1]. If we just spent a little more money on education, it
by benihana 12y ago
So basically:
Throw more money at this problem we've been ineffectively throwing money at for decades[1]. If we just spent a little more money on education, it would work. It's the perfect unfalsifiable position. If you say "spend money and it will fix things," and it doesn't fix things, you can simply say, "oh, you didn't spend enough, or you spent money on the wrong things. You spent money on these issues, but you should have spent it here instead. Try again."
This is not a problem that will be solved by "more money." It will require social and institutional upheaval.
1. http://www.objectobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cato_andrew_coulson_public_school_trends_2013.gif http://www.objectobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cato_an...
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