(cont'd from yesterday's post)
Government is expensive. The State of Minnesota spends billions on worthwhile things . . we suppose. So much money - and the more we learn, the more we are concerned.
Of course, running the state takes a lot. "General Government" takes all of 4% of the budget.
"Public Safety and Corrections" includes running all the prisons. It uses up 3% of the budget.
"Transportation" includes roads and airports, using 3% of the budget.
All these big and important things need to be done. But that's only 14% of the budget. If they're not using it, where does most of the money go? The biggest portion of the budget goes to "E-12 Education" and that doesn't include university level.
All of that money goes to education in Minnesota. It will help to create the perverse political environment we saw in yesterday's post.
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