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I'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?

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Name 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.

This 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?

I 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.

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