Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities

Hume said:
Public universities in the Midwest are raising prices for out-of-state students, as Florida schools consider making the same move for the first time since 2012.

Cornell and Duke are among the colleges weighing layoffs. The University of Minnesota is cutting hundreds of jobs, even as undergraduate tuition soars as much as 7.5 percent.

Just as America’s colleges are preparing to welcome what could be the largest freshman class in the nation’s history, political and economic forces are unleashing havoc on higher education budgets. Schools are grappling with meager upticks in state support and topsy-turvy economic forecasts, and Republicans in Washington are pursuing federal budget cuts and threatening tax hikes.


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The universities may have to resort to tapping into their billions in endowment $$$$$$$.
 
Damocles said:
Right up until the moment the economy collapses under the weight of the debt and the monetization of debt and then far more people die because we were foolish enough to think we'd never have to pay the piper.
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If things are that bad, we should consider taxing more, or making cuts to least productive parts of the economy.

Instead, trump is taxing the wealthy less, spending far, far more, and cutting the most important parts of the budget.
 
Walt said:
If things are that bad, we should consider taxing more, or making cuts to least productive parts of the economy.

Instead, trump is taxing the wealthy less, spending far, far more, and cutting the most important parts of the budget.
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Everyone received a tax cut in his first term, Never Right Walter.

You really, really need to up your game.


Feb 25, 2025 — President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts primarily benefited low- and middle-income families while increasing the share of taxes paid by the wealthy.

Correcting the Record: Trump’s Tax Cuts Were a Boon for the Working Class – Ways and Means

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Damocles said:
Even if we stole every single penny the rich have we could not pay our debt.
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If we taxed millionaires and billionaires at the rate they used to be taxed, we would have a surplus, and slowly pay off the debt.

That being said, our debt is an important part of the economy. We do not want to pay it off. Paying it down might be a good idea, but never paying it off. Honestly, I would be happy just controlling its growth. The debt still grows, but at a rate that is less than the long term economic growth.
 
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