False.

The US spends a lot on public education. A lot of it is inefficient due to highly politicized unions and top-level admins that pilfer the money out from benefitting ground level teachers and students.

https://www.manhattan-institute.org/issues-2020-us-public-sc...

> 1. Thanks to decades of increases, America spends more per student than any other major developed nation. U.S. per-pupil expenditures have nearly tripled over the past half-century, from $4,720 in 1966 to $13,847 in 2016 (2018 dollars). America spends more per pupil than any other major developed nation—10% more than the United Kingdom and 28% more than France; in the OECD, only Norway, Switzerland, and Luxembourg spend more.

  Per Pupil Nearly Highest in the World and in History

The U.S. spends 35% more per pupil than the average among countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).[7] Among those countries, the U.S. falls behind only Denmark, Norway, and Luxembourg.[8] In 2015, the latest year for which OECD data are available, combined primary and secondary spending in the U.S. reached $12,800, significantly higher than other major European nations such as the United Kingdom ($11,400), Germany ($11,100), France ($10,000), Italy ($9,100), and Spain ($8,300).

Similarly, we spend a lot on other social programs. But inefficiently.

This is due to both governmental inefficieny and rent seeking.

So you admit the money does not reach those in need.

So you admit we have increased funding.

It’s irrelevant to the OP’s point.

It is relevant to the OP’s point though.

I listed 6 aspects and you cherry-picked two.

Plus, your reply is besides the point.

Your post is standard Gish gallop. It is easy to post a slew of false statements and put the burden on others to correct them (and then respond by saying they are "besides the point"). Standard Gish gallop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop

People are talking about post-secondary education here. You are quoting primary and secondary. Your numbers do not apply.

"Step 1: cut public schooling"

False

1. False.

2. Even then, my point stands. US is #2 in post secondary education (#1 is the tiny state of Luxembourg). US spends more than twice the OECD average.

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cmd

(See Figure 2)

You are welcome!

These are easily verifiable numbers.

Comparing nationwide figures is misleading since there are huge disparities in funding between rich and poor school districts.

> Comparing nationwide figures is misleading since there are huge disparities in funding between rich and poor school districts.

We spend a lot. A lot gets wasted due to rent seekers in the govt and unions.