Thanks for the pie chart.
43.7 Billion dollars a year on K-12 public school.
Here's a solution: Privatize the schools.
Take them off the books.
Sell off the school buildings and property.
Get the Government out of the school system - they don't belong there.
In one fell swoop, a surplus budget and a Government can focus their attention on where it belongs (fixing potholes, etc...).
That $43.7 billion does not count the federal contribution. I’m sure they wouldn’t want to stop spending $43.7 billion because it could jeopardize another $5 billion or so. </sarcasm>