Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Because spending money on things like education is better economically. Higher educated population is more creative for future economies and business, lowers crime, employs more people in better jobs, Lowers the need to import high-skilled workers or export jobs.

The next Zuckerberg, Page, Brin, Gates, Jobs, etc. Will be the ones who can turn the US around, or stop it from declining.

Give the money to the people and they will buy more imports from China. So why not invest in your countries future?