Comments on: Spitzer Pushes $4-Billion Endowment Plan for New York http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/07/spitzer-pushes-4-billion-endowment-plan-for-new-york/ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:29:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Ray http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/07/spitzer-pushes-4-billion-endowment-plan-for-new-york/#comment-42293 Ray Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:53:08 +0000 http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/07/spitzer-pushes-4-billion-endowment-plan-for-new-york/#comment-42293 How about economic common sense that lowers costs. Let the market decide, get the government out of education and let the schools compete for business. How about economic common sense that lowers costs. Let the market decide, get the government out of education and let the schools compete for business.

]]> By: ike http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/07/spitzer-pushes-4-billion-endowment-plan-for-new-york/#comment-42272 ike Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:43:03 +0000 http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/07/spitzer-pushes-4-billion-endowment-plan-for-new-york/#comment-42272 We also don't need 25 different college campuses spread across the state...shut down half of them and funnel that money into the main campuses and we might actually get somewhere We also don’t need 25 different college campuses spread across the state…shut down half of them and funnel that money into the main campuses and we might actually get somewhere

]]> By: Mike http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/07/spitzer-pushes-4-billion-endowment-plan-for-new-york/#comment-42268 Mike Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:54:40 +0000 http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/07/spitzer-pushes-4-billion-endowment-plan-for-new-york/#comment-42268 I totally agree..."chronic underfunding from the state" More and more, our so called "public" colleges and universities are having their funding cut and the costs passed along to students, who in turn must take out more and more in private student loan debt. The average SUNY student will graduate with a mortgage payment hung around their neck. This makes it difficult to near impossible to find a job that will allow them to stay in the area, while being able to make the $600-$700 in monthly student loan payments. I totally agree…”chronic underfunding from the state”

More and more, our so called “public” colleges and universities are having their funding cut and the costs passed along to students, who in turn must take out more and more in private student loan debt. The average SUNY student will graduate with a mortgage payment hung around their neck.

This makes it difficult to near impossible to find a job that will allow them to stay in the area, while being able to make the $600-$700 in monthly student loan payments.

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