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Andrew Everett said he had drawn up funding proposals for the UWAA, several UW departments, and other private sources of funding.

Read it again, billbears. The Alumni Association, etc., that is private funding.

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everal UW departments

What departments would that be?

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Secondly, where are they going to put this statue? On Washington University land. Land purchased by the taxpayers. Who will fund upkeep of this statue? The landscapers, janitors, etc that are employed by the University of Washington. More tax dollars to fund the upkeep of said statue.

Don't get me wrong. I am not arguing the point that this woman was correct. I just do not see the importance of any statue if funding comes from tax dollars in any form. It may be just one statue in this case. However consider this same push for a statue happening in every state at every university. The thousands upon thousands of dollars add up after awhile.