Comments on: Top of the morning http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/08/05/top-of-the-morning-155/ Affecting NC public policy through informed, energetic and progressive conversations. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Entenman http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/08/05/top-of-the-morning-155/#comment-41340 George Entenman Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:54:01 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7747#comment-41340 Thanks Greg! No, Thanks "Citizens for Higher Ed".... Thanks Greg! No, Thanks “Citizens for Higher Ed”….

]]> By: gregflynn http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/08/05/top-of-the-morning-155/#comment-41314 gregflynn Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:47:44 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7747#comment-41314 George, the boosters pay the tuition through scholarships. The boosters lobbied to have tuition rate reduced to the in-state rate. For about $1 million the boosters get to save $12 million and the university budget is $12 million smaller. The athletes see no difference, the university revenue is reduced by $12 million. George, the boosters pay the tuition through scholarships. The boosters lobbied to have tuition rate reduced to the in-state rate. For about $1 million the boosters get to save $12 million and the university budget is $12 million smaller. The athletes see no difference, the university revenue is reduced by $12 million.

]]> By: Kimberly http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/08/05/top-of-the-morning-155/#comment-41311 Kimberly Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:29:43 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7747#comment-41311 I will never understand how they can justify cutting Health and Human Services funding while providing funding for pet projects that don't help save lives or improve lives. If we don't have a law that dis-allows contributions from corporations and PAC groups to buy their way in to controlling a vote then we definately should start demanding a law! Isn't there something on the books about persuading a vote by financial or any other means? Whatever happened to elected officials listening to common citizens and the majority of the people? I will never understand how they can justify cutting Health and Human Services funding while providing funding for pet projects that don’t help save lives or improve lives. If we don’t have a law that dis-allows contributions from corporations and PAC groups to buy their way in to controlling a vote then we definately should start demanding a law! Isn’t there something on the books about persuading a vote by financial or any other means? Whatever happened to elected officials listening to common citizens and the majority of the people?

]]> By: George Entenman http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/08/05/top-of-the-morning-155/#comment-41306 George Entenman Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:33:12 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7747#comment-41306 Chris, Not following this as closely as you (thanks!), I'm perhaps confusing this with something I read in the paper about in-state tuition rates for scholarship athletes, which sounds only fair to me, given all the money these kids make for UNC. I take it that this is a different use of monies? Thanks again, ge Chris,

Not following this as closely as you (thanks!), I’m perhaps confusing this with something I read in the paper about in-state tuition rates for scholarship athletes, which sounds only fair to me, given all the money these kids make for UNC.

I take it that this is a different use of monies?

Thanks again,
ge

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