October 4, 2010 | Posted At: 10:42 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: Best of the Week , Campaign 2010 , On Capitol Hill , Teachers, Teaching, Unions
Chart: Taxpayers' $50 Tab For Federal K-12 Education
A taxpayer earning $34,000 paid $38 towards compensatory education for poor children (ie, Title I) in 2009, according to this report (Your 2009 Tax Receipt). Add $11 more for Head Start and you're almost at $50 whole dollars.
NB the tax rules and spending dollars are somewhat different each year.
And? The graphic also shows that we paid $500 for war and its effects (military personnel and veterans' benefits). I'd rather pay $50 for low income students than $2 on Amtrak. People can pay for their own train rides, thank you very much.
Posted by: Ari | October 03, 2010 at 23:47 PM