Are We Getting Value For The $$$ That We Do Spend

Without answering that question how can you figure out how much you need with the operative word being "need" which is much different from what you want.

Money can't always buy quality

By ANGELO PERSICHILLI

The art of criticism is an easy one to master.

This is especially true when criticizing important public sectors such as health care and education. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to identify problems here: Line-ups in emergency rooms are too long, tuition fees are too high, and teachers don't have enough time, just to mention a few. True. But what about solutions? The easy answer is "we need more money."

That answer is the real problem. Not the lack of money, but the demagoguery of some and the lack of courage from others to look for other possible causes.

Before we ask for more money, we should try to get answers to two other important questions.

How much enough is enough? And are we properly spending what we have already invested?