Roeder: Rauner’s Cuts Aim at Higher Ed, Hit the Poor
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article
via The Southern Illinoisan
“Let’s assume that you are the governor of a diverse state but not terribly sympathetic to everyday people. Inconceivable, I know, but hear me out. Let’s say that despite your sworn duty you think government is a pain to the deserving upper crust, that all it does is take from your kind and redistribute it to slothful unions and the grasping, uncivilized poor.
How could you strike back? First, you’d do everything in your power to curb your government’s ability to spend money, such as by blocking responsible budget deals and denying it the revenue needed for basic functions. You like “starving the beast’’ and how it immediately affects schools and social services.
But then you do something that really hurts for the longer term and shows everybody who’s boss. You go after the public universities and community colleges, those dangerous purveyors of marketable credentials.”
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