I love this analogy.
Over 1,000,000 students are in the New York City Public School District. And they spend $44,000 per pupil. So they spend $44,000,000,000 on education each year. That's 44 billion with a B.
Private school students and homeschooled students frequently outperform public school students. Here's my solution to the problems of New York City: Abolish the New York City Public School District. Parents can homeschool their kids or send them to private schools. Then use the $44,000,000,000 spent on public schools to improve the city's housing and public transit system. Also, clean up the streets. If there's any money left over after that, and there's no other pressing issues that need to be fixed, see if you can cut tax rates.
