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0 pointsfletchowns11y ago0 comments

> $200 MM is a VERY hefty price. Hell 5 of these guys will cover our education needs across the whole damn united states.

I think you need to check your numbers? $1 billion is nowhere near what the United States spends on education each year.

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morsch11y ago

For anyone else who's wondering: the real number seems to be around $638 billion# (public primary and secondary education). The more you know. For fun I did a small Fermi estimate and got $400 billion, such a useful tool.

# http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=66

mrkrwtsn11y ago

Correct, federal education spending is more like $141 billion each year.

http://febp.newamerica.net/background-analysis/education-fed...

SDGT11y ago

That's why he used the word "needs" and not "status quo".

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