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forecg · Feb 25, 2004, 08:09 pm

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Major Billy,)
I don't understand #3. Exactly how much does a person 'pay' for education in the first place?<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

An average of $6857 is spent on each public school student in the U.S. According to http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0110384.html, 21.8% of the population is of school age, so assuming at least 80% of these children go to public schools, that works out to at least $6857*21.8%*80% = $1196 that the average person in the U.S. pays in taxes for education each year.

The point I was trying to make with #3 was that if you'd normally pay $1200 per year in taxes for education, you can only get a rebate for up to $1200. If you spend or donate more than that on non-public education you just get $1200 back.

Feb 25, 2004, 08:09 pm	#6 (permalink) (top)
forecg Molten Ash Posts: 36	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Major Billy,) I don't understand #3. Exactly how much does a person 'pay' for education in the first place?<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> An average of $6857 is spent on each public school student in the U.S. According to http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0110384.html, 21.8% of the population is of school age, so assuming at least 80% of these children go to public schools, that works out to at least $685721.8%80% = $1196 that the average person in the U.S. pays in taxes for education each year. The point I was trying to make with #3 was that if you'd normally pay $1200 per year in taxes for education, you can only get a rebate for up to $1200. If you spend or donate more than that on non-public education you just get $1200 back.