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Then the universities need to better prioritize spending

Posted on: April 17, 2025 at 10:57:14 CT

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The goal should be to cut the administrative behemoths that plague most of these universities.

Also we don't need half of the liberal arts programs at most universities to be government funded.

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What do all the universities that trump is targeting have in - playhard KC - 4/17 10:38:44

LMAO. But he got into NYU...so he did ok, I'd say. Nn - SparkyStalcup MU - 4/17 11:54:30

Ooooooookay....... (nm) - MIZ45 MU - 4/17 11:27:42

It's today's thing - CulturedDan MU

- 4/17 11:36:12

RE: It's today's thing - meatiger MU - 4/17 11:40:02

they take federal money?(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 4/17 11:27:23

Dems made rules they never expected to have to live by - BH O'bonga MU - 4/17 11:23:24

university foundation earnings should be taxed(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:02:45

Why? (nm) - Spanky KU - 4/17 11:22:18

they are unearned investment income* - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:23:31

It's not the government's money. - Spanky KU - 4/17 11:26:58

government provides services to universities like any other - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:28:21

What are their 'government expenses'?(nm) - Spanky KU - 4/17 11:40:54

national defense(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:56:12

really? - Spanky KU - 4/17 12:06:04

better yet, why don't we cut more taxes - Bosalphus KC - 4/17 11:12:57

better yet, why don't we cut more spending?(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:15:05

if you don't tax income on gov't contracts - o'lineydisciple MU - 4/17 11:19:16

income isn't taxed, profits are(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:21:05

I'm 100% on board with both (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 4/17 11:16:51

Let's tax churches while we're at it - playhard KC - 4/17 11:04:37

RE: Let's tax churches while we're at it - sarasotatiger MU - 4/17 11:30:17

then tax all non-profits' net?(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:23:09

No - El-ahrairah BAMA - 4/17 11:19:22

RE: No - sarasotatiger MU - 4/17 11:31:49

RE: No - TigerJW MU - 4/17 11:19:49

Mormons too(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 4/17 11:24:41

RE: Let's tax churches while we're at it - TigerJW MU - 4/17 11:05:55

RE: university foundation earnings should be taxed(nm) - TigerJW MU - 4/17 11:04:08

distinction without a difference - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/17 11:17:51

RE: university foundation earnings should be taxed(nm) - TigerJW MU - 4/17 11:03:27

their earnings. Yes(nm) - tman MU - 4/17 11:48:56

What universities rejected Barron? - Spanky KU - 4/17 10:57:21

barron attends nyu's stern school of business(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:19:24

That doesn't answer the question, does it? - Spanky KU - 4/17 11:26:19

why is that at all important?(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:29:32

by the way, you don't apply to west point ... - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:31:34

Yes. You do - Spanky KU - 4/17 11:43:35

corrected, nominated to west point, not apply like to ku* - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:56:52

There is a full application process at USMA - Spanky KU - 4/17 12:15:28

Because that is the claim made in the OP (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/17 11:30:32

yeah, it is(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/17 11:32:32

You think Biden's loser son is smarter than Barron? - TigerFan92 STL - 4/17 10:56:20

RE: You think Biden's loser son is smarter than Barron? - sarasotatiger MU - 4/17 11:33:17

This is about Barron? - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/17 10:55:46

they have something else in common - - 90Tiger STL - 4/17 10:49:23

He is not targeting them - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/17 10:47:42

He’s not gay enough to get in(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 4/17 10:45:56

Too white and privileged too (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/17 10:57:24

Wish he could play power forward. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 4/17 10:56:23

If he's like his dad he doesn't have an athletic bone - playhard KC - 4/17 11:06:28

We have a need for that. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 4/17 11:22:07

Trump won his course championship many times(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 4/17 11:17:11

as you know, race and gender play a huge role in - Fire Marshall Bill STL - 4/17 10:44:37

If Universities don't want strings attached - Bosalphus KC - 4/17 10:41:04

Much of that funding is cutting life saving - namres MU - 4/17 10:46:13

if the research is lifesaving, then get rid of all the - CulturedDan MU

- 4/17 11:29:13

The grifting must continue, or people will die! - RHAYWORTH MU - 4/17 11:07:24

Oh no!(nm) - NPDTiger MU - 4/17 10:55:20

life saving research - 90Tiger STL - 4/17 10:48:24

He's going after all of them...Mizzou as well. - TigerJW MU - 4/17 10:55:00

RE: He's going after all of them...Mizzou as well. - sarasotatiger MU - 4/17 11:34:06

Then the universities need to better prioritize spending - NPDTiger MU - 4/17 10:57:14

RE: Then the universities need to better prioritize spending - TigerJW MU - 4/17 11:01:15

Universities need roughy 1/3 the administrative - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/17 11:10:31

I'm not a decision maker so I can't speak on line items - NPDTiger MU - 4/17 11:06:11

They are just like government - meatiger MU - 4/17 10:58:44

yes, malicious compliance - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/17 11:14:43

RE: yes, malicious compliance - meatiger MU - 4/17 11:24:14

lol that is very true(nm) - NPDTiger MU - 4/17 11:00:01

You got my votes for capitalization (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 4/17 10:56:45

the start of something good - meatiger MU - 4/17 10:56:22

that sounds like a lie / scare tactic (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 4/17 10:46:56

you've cracked the case (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/17 10:39:30

Well - playhard KC - 4/17 11:03:36