<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Elana Zilberg</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elanazilberg@gmail.com">elanazilberg@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:26 AM<br>Subject: FW: Startling information about UC funding<br>To: UCSD Faculty Coalition <<a href="mailto:ucsd-faculty-coalition@googlegroups.com">ucsd-faculty-coalition@googlegroups.com</a>><br>
<br><br>Apologies for Cross Postings<br>
<br>
Dear Colleague:<br>
<br>
You know that it would cost billions of dollars to restore the<br>
University of<br>
California, the state universities and community colleges. But how<br>
much it would<br>
cost the typical taxpayer on April 15?<br>
<br>
Less than $32.<br>
<br>
Surprised? So were we. Taxes have become such a taboo in California<br>
politics, nobody<br>
before today even bothered to do the math on what it would take, in<br>
real dollars,<br>
to:<br>
<br>
. restore state funding for UC, CSU and CCC to 2000-01 levels<br>
<br>
. roll back student fees and tuition to 2000-01 levels<br>
<br>
. spread the cost across California's taxpayers at current tax rates<br>
<br>
The answers are in this 8-page report - "Financial Options for<br>
Restoring Quality and<br>
Access to Public Higher Education in California." It is available<br>
(free, of course)<br>
at <a href="http://keepcaliforniaspromise.org/?p=553" target="_blank">http://keepcaliforniaspromise.org/?p=553</a><br>
<br>
"Financial Options" is co-authored by a UC professor and former chair<br>
of the<br>
Systemwide Committee on Planning and Budget. Could the facts it<br>
contains help public<br>
higher education win the next California election?<br>
<br>
Please take a look. Then send your valuable comments to<br>
info@KeepCaliforniasPromise.org.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
Council of UC Faculty Associations<br>
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