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<blockquote data-quote="island1fox" data-source="post: 935142" data-attributes="member: 4816">Re: Obamanomicsbbsam,He is using it as a campaign slogan without knowing or caring about what the true financial or budget problems are.Very simply ---The University President that was on the news --I believe U.W.&nbsp; ---stated that the tuition went up for students because taxpayor money went down. Without knowing the details of the cost and budget ---cutting more federal funding --will only raise the tuition more --just simple math.On trying to find Common ground with you --I believe belt tightening by all is good in this day and age --but as the most powerful person in the world --my opinion--I would not be threating making the problem even worse --until my Education Secretary with University officials gave me a full account of what is driving the costs up.&nbsp; Logically--can they be controlled ??&nbsp; What are they --discretionary-non descretionary etc etc.Do not make a nice campaign slogan to get the young vote --when the University Presidents are stating you do not know anything about the budgets and what are the cost drivers. Some of the cost Drivers might also be from government mandates.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="island1fox, post: 935142, member: 4816"] [b]Re: Obamanomics[/b] bbsam, He is using it as a campaign slogan without knowing or caring about what the true financial or budget problems are. Very simply ---The University President that was on the news --I believe U.W. ---stated that the tuition went up for students because taxpayor money went down. Without knowing the details of the cost and budget ---cutting more federal funding --will only raise the tuition more --just simple math. On trying to find Common ground with you --I believe belt tightening by all is good in this day and age --but as the most powerful person in the world --my opinion--I would not be threating making the problem even worse --until my Education Secretary with University officials gave me a full account of what is driving the costs up. Logically--can they be controlled ?? What are they --discretionary-non descretionary etc etc. Do not make a nice campaign slogan to get the young vote --when the University Presidents are stating you do not know anything about the budgets and what are the cost drivers. Some of the cost Drivers might also be from government mandates. [/QUOTE]

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