john: i accept it was good research, but the perry preschool, teachers went home with the kids once a week, spent an hour and a half with the mom and the child. this is expensive and intensive. they got results. let s be careful. it s no more expensive in a per capita basis today than elementary school students in most states around the country. john: $10,000 a student. 9-10,000 across states. varies. connecticut spends a lot, you know, and other states spend less. fact is it s not higher. this is the point i think you really are missing, and i completely with you. there s a lot of waste in government programs. what is necessary are what are benefits and compare it to the cost. it s not a matter of cost. look, i bought a new car. it cost thousands of dollars. if i looked at the cost, what a waste of money. i just have a car.