Drive Growth: Education
Better Education Improves General Labor Quality and Enables Specialization For More Efficiency
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Education = High Long-Term ROI* Investment
Each $1 of Government Spending Could Generate Up to $3 of Incremental Tax Return
USA Inc. Net Present Value (NPV) for an Individual** Obtaining Secondary / Higher Education, 2005
NPV = $100,119
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