[lbo-talk] more on college costs

[Jeffrey Fisher]

oh, i agree. the point, it seems to me, is that none of this goes to the
root of the issue. tuition freezes and legislative de-funding don't actually
make college cost less, any more than higher deductibles make health care
cost less. i'm not convinced administrative costs aren't way too high (you
and I have talked about this before, and we seem at least more or less
roughly kind of in agreement). but even if they aren't way too high, they
ought to be subsidized, per Doug's point ages ago.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Alan Rudy <alan.rudy at gmail.com> wrote:


> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Jeffrey Fisher <jeff.jfisher at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > don't forget the fees!
> >
> >
> http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-07-27-College-student-fees-budget-cuts-funding_n.htm
> >
> >
> The University of California system started doing this in the late 80s!
> At the same time, and without suggesting that I think universities allocate
> their funds or direct their policies anywhere near to where they should,
> the
> folks demanding that public colleges and universities provide the same
> education for much less then being "shocked" and "demanding" transparency
> w/r/t the administrative workarounds is risable... what pricks.  Aren't
> these the same folks who oppose open meeting laws and transparency w/r/t
> their own spending, perks, etc?
>
> I am not being moralistic, I swear, Carrol. ;-)
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