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I agree in principle. But I think the assumption that pumping more money into fields like education will generate a substantive improvement has failed. The problem with our education systems is cultural, not fiscal. School does not teach children how to think and argue, it teaches them how to pass tests and coast.

This article is a good example of the many many things that could be done other than pumping in more money to improve ed.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4557023