tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4256671918423854624..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: UC Davis Students Vote To Pay Higher Fees For School NewspaperDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-25171464984088615062014-02-26T12:54:32.432-08:002014-02-26T12:54:32.432-08:00I wonder what the vote would have been if the peop...I wonder what the vote would have been if the people actually paying the fees (the parents) would have voted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-74386630746279469152014-02-25T17:41:06.211-08:002014-02-25T17:41:06.211-08:00I think that 'socialized' is a bit of a re...I think that 'socialized' is a bit of a reach ...this is a legitimate program at an already subsidized public university. I still feel that it should just be built in to the overall budget ... but, approving the subsidy by vote, at an overwhelming majority ... isn't that what a free market solution and democracy entail? I remember, at UCD, having a vote on whether or not to opt for a surcharge to fund athletics programs ... I voted for that one, too. The real question, to me, is why annual tuition that was just under 1500 bucks a year ('84 - '88), is now closer to 15 grand ... and they still can't fund their newspaper. That's where you get my outrage...<br />maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-32492691100097441622014-02-25T17:21:22.234-08:002014-02-25T17:21:22.234-08:00Right and wrong is now determined by the cost and ...Right and wrong is now determined by the cost and not by whether it's right or wrong?<br /><br />Tyranny of the majority is still tyranny. The paper should sink or swim on its own merits. "Socialized newspapers" will succeed about as well as socialized medicine does.<br />Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-32385490759763061142014-02-25T16:31:54.637-08:002014-02-25T16:31:54.637-08:00Darren ... personally, I think the paper should be...Darren ... personally, I think the paper should be funded by the university, through whichever means. But this passed with about 73% ... that is not an inconsiderable margin... and it costs them 10 bucks a year. that's almost one tenth of the cost of ridiculously priced math text ...maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com