[Vision2020] [Spam] Should Former Deans Retain Their HighSalaries?

[Tom Hansen]

Enlighten us, Arnold -

What is your opinion of professional students, those members of society
whose only apparent purpose in life is to go from class to class, semester
after semester, year after year, while receiving government aid in the form
of student loans?

Tom Hansen
Vandalville
UI '96

"I think one of the best ways to support education is to make successful
private schools like Logos prosper through tax exemption."

- Donovan Arnold (July 11, 2005)

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:29 PM
To: Joe Campbell
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] [Spam] Should Former Deans Retain Their
HighSalaries?

Joe,

Not every dollar given to a government run school provides a positive return
to the taxpayer. And not every college degree produced is worth the expense
of producing it. Paying a lousy university president that is no longer
president doesn't increase the value of the degree either, as your argument
seems to be predicated upon. 

The risk of not paying your taxes is not equal to the risk not investing in
a particular company, to make such a comparison as you did, is illogical. 

I am for limiting government spending to what is productive and beneficial
to society. There are limits to what people can afford to pay. Torturing the
working class by making them pay for luxurious salaries for former
government employees is highly unethical in my opinion. After a certain
point, people get a diminished return on their investment in government, UI
has demonstrated this. 

Best,

_DJA