• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Anyone taking this at face value is a fucking moron, no better than FaceBook boomers. If you upvoted this, you’re a fucking moron.

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        4 days ago

        I don’t agree with the guy, but it is worth noting that there are around 21k ICE agents, vs 3.8 million teachers.

        That extra funding would probably spread a little thin when you’re sharing it with over 100x the number of people.

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          3 days ago

          It’s extremely easy to calculate out. The low end accounting just for personnel in the BBB is 48,500 million dollars per year / 3.8 million teachers results in $12,768/year per teacher.

          Now how much is that per year per teacher for the full 75 billion dollars?

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            3 days ago

            I couldn’t source the 48.5 billion for personnel number. I’m seeing a total budget increase for ICE to 30 billion. But still a large number for sure. But that’s total budget, not just personnel.

            But look, I agree with the sentiment. I’d rather this money be spent on teachers too. I’m just not convinced that the numbers, as presented in the meme, are meaningful.

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          4 days ago

          This is correct in the literal sense but it misses the spirit of the argument.

          They are showing where they are willing to spend money. And it’s not to anything that would actually help people.

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        4 days ago

        This is the way. Call out people who just hurl out insults and claim something is false. Rather than just downvote, make them actually put into words what their stance actually is. Make them hear themselves either become unable to defend their own stances, or expose them for having no stances.

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          3 days ago

          It appears the user is stirring the pot all over lemmy, and has yet to engage in good faith conversation with the question.