That ' s the Joke . that ' s the joke . ElVRnb 9 ZQJXpMNAeoHpw in Comedy 1 , 737 , 570 views since Apr 2011 bot info <| sep |> Consider this You just wrote 223 about not writing . <| sep |> 110 for improper punctuation on your comment <| sep |> The new fleet being built to come in for 2020 are able to run without a driver so it ' s a cost that ' s been largely picked up already . The only problem is even though they can run without a driver they will not be without a driver untill 2030 to ease the transition of automation . Automation is coming and it just slows down progress to resist it . <| sep |> You are nothing more than a check to most if the charters and online schools either . Think of how much less it costs to educate people via one of these online schools . That 3500 that went to the public school was used to maintain facilities , pay teachers , ect . Traditional schools have a lot of overhead costs . The online schools pay teachers less , stick them all in the cheapest cubefarm they can find and pay for virtually no infrastructure . That means a lot of that 3500 in tax money ends up lining the pockets of investors and administration . Source I come from a big family of teachers from both public and traditional private schools in a state , Michigan , who lead the way in the charter school revolution only to see our educational system tank in my lifetime . From above average to bottom 5 in a generation . Oh , and our new Sec of Ed was the one leading the charge for all these changes .