• UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The US spends more on public education than multiple states where it’s basically free for everyone. Now take a moment and appreciate how badly you are ripped off.

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      1 month ago

      Just like healthcare…there are very few cases where replacing a societal motivation with a profit motivation results in better service or lower costs.

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        1 month ago

        Most private education in the US is nonprofit. The for profit institutions are generally not well thought of.