Budget Cuts? WTF
So Mr. Michael Crow sent the ASU student body a lovely little letter. I'm sure many bypassed and sent it straight to the trash, because that is usually what I do. But tonight I decided to read it and seriously I am so glad that I graduate in May because I feel so sorry for the people that have to continue on and those who will someday attend. In his letter he discusses the budget cuts the state is making to cover its own ass in the money that they borrowed when they really couldn't afford it. There are so many idiots in this country, it just baffles my mind. Any who, this is what he said about the budget cuts the sate is proposing:
the proposal would require ASU to cut another $70 million, or 35% of our remaining state funding, in less than five months. Another cut of $155 million is proposed for FY10. Three of our past legislative initiatives -- the research infrastructure bill of 2004, the Polytechnic campus construction package of 2006 and the SPEED construction stimulus bill of 2008 - would be defunded. The cuts to our base budget are both cumulative and permanent and to put them into perspective, they are equal to:
· A base General Fund budget reduction of nearly 40% from the FY08 level; or
· Doubling the number of ASU students without state funding to 40,000; or
· Cumulatively reducing per student funding by almost $3,200;
To deal with cuts of this magnitude, we would need to:
· Layoff thousands more employees;
· Have a massive furlough of all remaining employees for two weeks or longer;
· Increase tuition and fees; (replacing the cuts by raising tuition alone would require a tuition rate of almost $11,000 for Arizona residents)
· Close academic programs.
· Close a campus or possibly two.
$11,00!!! THAT IS RIDICULOUS! I don't even know what to say about this whole situation, but it seriously frustrates me to no end how many lives our state is about to fuck over.
WAY TO GO AZ!
the proposal would require ASU to cut another $70 million, or 35% of our remaining state funding, in less than five months. Another cut of $155 million is proposed for FY10. Three of our past legislative initiatives -- the research infrastructure bill of 2004, the Polytechnic campus construction package of 2006 and the SPEED construction stimulus bill of 2008 - would be defunded. The cuts to our base budget are both cumulative and permanent and to put them into perspective, they are equal to:
· A base General Fund budget reduction of nearly 40% from the FY08 level; or
· Doubling the number of ASU students without state funding to 40,000; or
· Cumulatively reducing per student funding by almost $3,200;
To deal with cuts of this magnitude, we would need to:
· Layoff thousands more employees;
· Have a massive furlough of all remaining employees for two weeks or longer;
· Increase tuition and fees; (replacing the cuts by raising tuition alone would require a tuition rate of almost $11,000 for Arizona residents)
· Close academic programs.
· Close a campus or possibly two.
$11,00!!! THAT IS RIDICULOUS! I don't even know what to say about this whole situation, but it seriously frustrates me to no end how many lives our state is about to fuck over.
WAY TO GO AZ!