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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

imagine having functionally unlimited money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And apparently the man is worth $500 million. By ultra rich standards that's not even wildly wealthy. How many people could somebody like Warren Buffet pay education costs for?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Average cost of college is under $150k/person. Warrant Buffet is worth $133,500,000,000 (rounded heavily). Warranty buffet could pay for approximately 890,000 people to go to college.

However given the fact that is most of a million people, and how much of a racket education in the US, I think the actual figure is much higher, because he could do several things to drastically reduce the overhead involved.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

i love how warren's name deteriorates every time you type it 🤪

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It would be far cheaper for him to build an accredited college and fully staff it for 20 years, providing free education, books, and rooms, to everyone who attends.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Average cost of college is under $150k/person

My guy, what? Tuition prices in the US are fucked, but "under $150k/person" is such a weird way to put $25,290

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's for 1 year's tuition. I looked up the average for 4 years plus books, supplies, fees, etc.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

That must be heavily skewed by expensive out-of-state colleges. I'm finding average yearly in-state tuition costs quoted between $7-10k.