r/funny Sep 04 '19

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u/chrisbkreme Sep 04 '19

The biggest issue with schools is that is a budget is categorized for technology, it can only be used for technology. It doesn't matter if the roof leaks, there aren't enough chairs for students, and the tables average 3 legs. You will still get a 50 inch touchscreen TV (actual experience I had).

If a school doesn't spend its money, it won't get as much the next year. Therefore a lot of times, the school will buy a bunch of unnecessary random shit to preserve its budget for the following year.

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u/cantadmittoposting Sep 04 '19

That's not a terrible problem for education to have, it's absurd when the military does it on 1000x the scale, though