You've misread that. It is not saying that 43.7% of the state budget goes to ele...

whiterknight · 2024-08-25T21:54:58 1724622898

No. If 20% of the state budget is then that amount is matched by an equal part local. So state + local education would be 40% of the state budget.

education (property tax) dominates local spend. So yes we do tax and spend extraordinary amounts on education.

acestus5 · 2024-08-26T00:56:11 1724633771

20% of your money and 20% of my money is not 40% of our money.