tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post115302471602815687..comments2023-10-08T11:32:10.228-04:00Comments on The Western Right: WMU hikes tuitionA.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11066306250335250019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-1153198650770996892006-07-18T00:57:00.000-04:002006-07-18T00:57:00.000-04:00Shoving the costs off onto taxpayers is hardly a l...Shoving the costs off onto taxpayers is hardly a legitimate solution. Total costs, including costs to taxpayers, must be controlled. Increasing spending will only make the universities less accountable. Raising taxes would damage our economy even more.Conservative Firsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963620460463009939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328391.post-1153057982338618132006-07-16T09:53:00.000-04:002006-07-16T09:53:00.000-04:00Keep in mind: (1) faculty raises are only about 3%...Keep in mind: <BR/><BR/>(1) faculty raises are only about 3%, half the rate of the tuition increase, and even so, in many disciplines, faculty earn less than high school teachers in the same subjects.<BR/><BR/>(2) other unionized employees on campus, e.g., AFSCME and MSEA, will also receive raises, <BR/><BR/>(3) faculty have taken deep cuts in health care that more than offset their raises, <BR/><BR/>(4) there is no freeze on the president's salary, expense accounts, etc., <BR/><BR/>(5) non-union employees will receive raises as they are promoted to new positions,<BR/><BR/>(6) If you want a quality education at a low price, there's only one answer, elect a legislature committed to investing state revenues in higher education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com