re: Does the UAB situation actually matter to you?

It isnt up to the state. Their part in this is the dark blue in the chart above.

That being said, nothing and no one will change until there is a crisis. And that is what the dark blue progression in the chart points toward. Funding will continue to be cut, becaus eit is discretionary spending. As for the otehr categories of revenue: tuition and fees cannot cover it at some point. Thats when youll have the crisis..