Re: New WCHA is dead
The UA system has seen this before. Alabama's Education Trust Fund is largely founded on sales tax revenue, so when the economy craters, we're in trouble. As many states do, the Alabama state Constitution (the longest constitution of any democratic body in the world) requires the state's budget to be balanced. In Alabama, funding cuts in the middle of the year are termed as "pro-ration", and they come middle of the year. In 2001, it was something like 6% for the entire ETF, and for a lot of BS reasons, it ended up being foisted all on higher education, and because of the timing, it would've been zero state funding from late February to the end of June.
That generated lots of student unrest, some of which I led. I may have confronted the Governor in his office and nearly been arrested leading a protest at the airport for which I didn't have a permit.
Have you ever heard of the Seattle Seven? That was me ... and six other guys.
To the students: take up the mantle. Protest. Vote. Remember. Act.
[That said, having had to fill out more government background checks today, I'm super glad that I didn't get arrested...]
The UA system has seen this before. Alabama's Education Trust Fund is largely founded on sales tax revenue, so when the economy craters, we're in trouble. As many states do, the Alabama state Constitution (the longest constitution of any democratic body in the world) requires the state's budget to be balanced. In Alabama, funding cuts in the middle of the year are termed as "pro-ration", and they come middle of the year. In 2001, it was something like 6% for the entire ETF, and for a lot of BS reasons, it ended up being foisted all on higher education, and because of the timing, it would've been zero state funding from late February to the end of June.
That generated lots of student unrest, some of which I led. I may have confronted the Governor in his office and nearly been arrested leading a protest at the airport for which I didn't have a permit.
Have you ever heard of the Seattle Seven? That was me ... and six other guys.
To the students: take up the mantle. Protest. Vote. Remember. Act.
[That said, having had to fill out more government background checks today, I'm super glad that I didn't get arrested...]
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