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re: La. higher ed cuts could go well over $300 million...
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:36 pm to yellowfin
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:36 pm to yellowfin
quote:You're connected with oil and gas so I'm guessing you've seen the inside of refinery before. I've never seen so much wasted time and money in my life. With that said, I don't disagree with your point, but waste is not exclusive to universities and state jobs.
Too much waste within universities
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:36 pm to Walking the Earth
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Walking the Earth
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To be fair, the real root of the problem is statewide mismanagement
+1
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:37 pm to Slippy
Glad I'm graduating next spring.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:37 pm to PurpGold 14-0
He could probably convince a lot of the over 65 crowd of that to be honest
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:39 pm to Slippy
quote:
. So we get to watch the university's academic side get gutted again.
For a second there I thought it said "athletic". I'd have been pissed.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:41 pm to Slippy
quote:
Jindal is a worthless coward.
First of all, you're kind of right.
That being said, anyone who talking shite in this thread and other like it and turn around and blame our government cutting back are fricking morons.(Not saying you did, just pointing it out)
More importantly, Louisiana has a terrible problem of diversifying it's economy.So yes, now is the time to boost education so this state is so tied any one industry.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:42 pm to bayoubengals88
Nope, never even seen the outside of a refinery
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:42 pm to biglego
Louisiana Department of Transportation will take a significant hit to its employment ranks. Look for the DOT to take a 50% reduction in its staffing in Baton Rouge. Could be as high as 65% if the oil stays at the same levels.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:46 pm to yellowfin
I've seen both the inside of several refineries and a Master's seminar class.
When I worked at Valero I literally "worked" 4-5 hours per day. Chevron in Pascagoula was even worse. So much waste.
When I worked at Valero I literally "worked" 4-5 hours per day. Chevron in Pascagoula was even worse. So much waste.
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 6:48 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:47 pm to MrLSU
quote:
Louisiana Department of Transportation will take a significant hit to its employment ranks. Look for the DOT to take a 50% reduction in its staffing in Baton Rouge. Could be as high as 65% if the oil stays at the same levels.
awww man I have to wait another hour or so at the DMV
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:48 pm to gaetti15
if they get rid of some of the ridiculous higher up salaries in the state government, I'm sure that would help out a bunch.
Guys retire at their high paying position, then get brought back as a WAE (work as needed) at a salary that is lower, but they are just supplementing their retirement at that point...with stupid high salaries
Guys retire at their high paying position, then get brought back as a WAE (work as needed) at a salary that is lower, but they are just supplementing their retirement at that point...with stupid high salaries
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:50 pm to bayoubengals88
Waste on our side is directly related to government regulations and safety procedures due to attorneys
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:51 pm to gaetti15
quote:Hell, tenured humanities professors at LSU make about 150k per year...I'm scared to think about how much their pension will be.
if they get rid of some of the ridiculous higher up salaries in the state government, I'm sure that would help out a bunch.
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:53 pm to yellowfin
quote:You certainly have a point there, but there's also a lot of lazy and terribly inefficient employees out there as well.
Waste on our side is directly related to government regulations and safety procedures due to attorneys
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:53 pm to gaetti15
how much of the problem would be solved if they eliminated TOPS? i really hate how they keep taking money from LSU. They should just leave open SLU, LSU, Nicholls, LA Tech, and ULL. shut down the rest
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:54 pm to gaetti15
quote:DOT =/= DMV.
awww man I have to wait another hour or so at the DMV
The DMV, however, is about to stop doing 3rd party testing. Road tests for first time licensing will be done by independent companies.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:57 pm to Slippy
Big Oil and other industries are taking a haircut, it's time Big Education got a little trim as well. Be prepared for apocalyptic pronouncements on how cutting funding to higher education will lead to death, disease and war.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 6:59 pm to PrideofTheSEC
quote:53 million in 1999 (first year)
how much of the problem would be solved if they eliminated TOPS?
167 million in 2012.
1.56 billion over 13 years.
I think TOPS and the like is one of the worst things to happen to higher ed. It allows people to go to college who shouldn't or might not otherwise go. I firmly believe that college should be treated as a privilege, not a right. We need more selectivity.
ETA: "The scholarship program --which covers tuition and sometimes other expenses for those who receive it -- is estimated to cost the state $250 million next year and $387 million by the 2018-2019 school term"
There ya go...get rid of a couple university and cut TOPS.
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 7:00 pm to MadDoggyStyle
quote:umm...where have you been for the past 6-8 years? There's nothing left to trim.
it's time Big Education got a little trim as well.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 7:01 pm to MadDoggyStyle
I think the state should put an emergency, temporary 10 cent tax on gas to off-set the decline in revenue. Make it contingent with a certain price of gas, say as long as gas stays below 2.10 per gallon, there is a 10 cent tax (for example) - I realize that is an oversimplification, but thats my idea.
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