Hard times for Kansas and its schools as economic 'experiment' creates gaping budget hole

Guess what? Has Kansas USD 475 won any international awards? All I know is that the well funded, socialized schools in Finland, China, Sweden, etc. all test MUCH, MUCH higher than the most prestigious American schools, let alone some random underfunded school district in Kansas.

International awards? Like the Nobel Peace Prize that President Obama received for doing absolutely nothing? No thanks.
Name some recent (50 years) internationally relevant product or invention that came from Finland, China, or Sweden without using Google. From the 'dumb as bricks' America I can mention Google, Android, and most likely, the OS you are using to read this. Not bad for a country that is this young.
Its what you later do with the education that's important.
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Its also interesting that in all three of those countries, English is taught in those schools. Its not because of Canada. I cant seem to find a public school that teaches Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Cantonese or Mandarin.
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The problem with the Laffer Curve is that politicians use it as an excuse to lower taxes that are already low. Some people will argue that taxes are too high, no matter what the tax rate is. Even the Reagan administration's own Treasury Department denied the Laffer Curve works effectively. They estimated that only 10% of the tax cuts would be replaced by increased revenue. That was the best case scenario. Attempts to measure the curve are difficult due to its vagueness and the multitude of taxes that affect the economy. To many economists the average Laffer curve is estimated to be at 70%. This means that taxes have to be over 70% before cutting them will raise income. Seeing as no country collects 70% of its GDP in taxes, this essentially means the theory is useless. Supply side econ is based more on ideology than on evidence, as supply and demand are equally important.

You do realize we had a 99% income tax for several decades, and there are many on the Sanders side who are advocating for a 90% tax right. I concur it probably doesn't apply to Kansas and it is certainly not a bell curve.