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Re: The Real Waste
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Date: 
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:22:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Don Heyse wrote:
I'm truly surprised you haven't suggested one obvious solution.  Why not
let the government regulate the wages of those overpaid, barely working
university professors?  That's sure to bring the cost of higher education
down and it has a certain ring of fairness to it.  ;)

Is this considered an issue in the US?  Apart from the odd mindlessly populist
talk radio presenter, its not here.

Its hard to know whether Don's being insightful, inciteful, sarcastic, or just
pointlessly talkative.

I am trying hard to restrain a post about all the other bright and thinking
people the US could 'regulating' to save money :-)

Richard
Still baldly going...



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  Re: The Real Waste
 
(...) People say things like that occasionally, but I don't think it's an endemic view. I know a few professors and they're all quite underpaid -- by which I mean they could be working in the private sector and making twice as much or more for (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: The Real Waste Re: More waste (was Re: More Orwell, for everyone!
 
(...) Perhaps, but that doesn't help us right the balance in in your proposal above. (...) I'm truly surprised you haven't suggested one obvious solution. Why not let the government regulate the wages of those overpaid, barely working university (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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