The U.S. spent $30B to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets

Re:The U.S. spent $30B to ditch textbooks for laptops and ta... by exabrial on Sunday February 22, 2026 @10:18PM (#47117679)

Better written as: $30b was pumped from taxpayers to already rich guys.

Yet a massive population of HNers are pro-tax. It's mind boggling that present with consistent failures some of the most logical people in the world still choose irrational outcomes.

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Re:The U.S. spent $30B to ditch textbooks for laptops and ta... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday February 22, 2026 @10:22PM (#47117702)

You can be both pro tax and anti corruption. The two concepts are not in opposition to each other. Just like Trumpers are anti tax and pro corruption, they don’t see a contradiction to that either.

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Re:The U.S. spent $30B to ditch textbooks for laptops and ta... by watwut on Monday February 23, 2026 @03:14AM (#47119470)

The biggest consistent failures of the present were brought to you via anti tax for rich people party.

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