Xachariah comments on [LINK] How rational is the US federal state - Less Wrong

-21 Post author: Thomas 30 October 2012 08:56AM

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Comment author: Xachariah 30 October 2012 10:21:38PM *  3 points [-]

That's the joke. The article implies Pell Grants "and stuff" are making up 70% of our wellfare spending . Pell Grants are a scholarship with a maximum reward of $5,550. Hence if we were actually spending the way that they're implying, then 40% of our total population is in college in any given year.

I'm was trying to point out the absurdity of the their 'rounding'

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 31 October 2012 08:15:59AM 0 points [-]

Ah okay, I've clearly just missed your sarcasm then.