Why don’t these things ever “force” a spending cut, or a pension cut. Just because some liberal hack university administrator or CA politician promises unrealistic pensions doesn’t mean that it has to be honored. That’s insanity.
To gain traction, this kind of analysis has to come from a source that cannot be so easily dismissed as being partisan.
And you thought tuition was going up because universities spend too much money on socialist indoctrination and diversity training.
Sock it to the students.
Just don’t ask the faculty to pay more to finance their own retirement.
Ain’t California’s UC state system wonderful?
This is why.
A) (this one isn't really important enough to dwell upon) Squander pension funds through mismanagement.
B) SAVE THE PENSION FUNDS by increasing tuition.
C) OFFER EASY STUDENT LOANS and federal grants to students.
D) FORGIVE STUDENT DEBT (because who can afford to pay that back anyway - it's just not fair.
E) DEMOCRATS SAVE THE DAY again, and again, and again.
F) Democrats get (re-)elected because of their humanitarian gestures.
G) (Hey, do you think we are actually going to EVER pay back the national debt?)
H) (fail) - WIN - WIN - WIN - WIN - WIN - (fail).
AND the citizen of California underwrite the costs of the UC and CSU systems. WHERE IS ALL THE MONEY GOING? To the Democrats in donations?
Cut the salaries of those running the schools.
Have them fly coach.