Michael Baier wrote:

>So, I guess we move. Either a bigger city or back to Europe.
>At least the kids there get a free education and not based on the amount of
>money the parents can spend. Even the colleges and universities are
>affordable, unlike in the great USofA.
>
>
A greater percentage of people go to college in the U.S. than in almost
any European country:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/esn/n21cc.asp
http://www.oecd.org/document/11/0,2340,en_2825_495609_33712011_1_1_1_1,00.html

>Of course, a president that needs $150 billions for Iraq and has no money
>for education thats just what this great country needs.
>
>
I'm not sure what you mean by "no money for education."  The federal
education budget has increased a lot under Bush--although, in my
opinion, not in a very useful way.  Of course most money for education
in the U.S comes from state and local governments.  Total public
spending in the U.S. on education is comparable to other OECD countries.

(From
http://www.oecd.org/document/11/0,2340,en_2825_495609_33712011_1_1_1_1,00.html)
Table B2.1a
Expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP for all
levels of education (2001)

Public spending
6.8%    Denmark
6.3     Sweden
6.1     Norway
6.1     Iceland
6.0     Belgium
5.8     Portugal
5.7     Finland
5.6     Poland
5.6     France
5.6     Austria
5.5     New Zealand
5.4     Switzerland
5.1     United States   <=======
5.1     Mexico
4.9     Italy
4.9     Canada
4.8     Korea
4.7     United Kingdom
4.6     Hungary
4.5     Netherlands
4.5     Australia
4.3     Spain
4.3     Germany
4.2     Czech Republic
4.1     Ireland
4.0     Slovak Republic
3.8     Greece
3.6     Luxembourg
3.5     Turkey
3.5     Japan

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