Comments on: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposes shifting California money from prisons to UCs and CSUs

By: I love p90x

I love p90x — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:23:38 +0000

This is a bold and visionary plan that represents a fundamental restoration of the values and priorities that have made California great. In the short term, however, there are still critical budget shortfalls that will require the attention of the governor and the Legislature

By: rosetta stone

rosetta stone — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:03:19 +0000

They must be provided with a proper guidelines to follow. After recession, the students are now preferring higher studies than going for a job. At this point they definitely need money and what Arnold proposes is right.

By: p90x

p90x — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:14:01 +0000

While I agree that our schools are hurting for money. A lot of our prisons are very over crowded which causes some criminals to get released earlier than what there sentence calls for because we simply dont have the room to house all the criminals.

By: beth charette

beth charette — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:52:38 +0000

Well, at least we have a Governor who is trying to come up with solutions.

As we are all aware, federal judges have been very hard on California every time there has been an attempt to shift money away from prisons for any worthwhile purpose.

The medical standards judgment, and the overcrowding judgment, and, of course, the correction officer unions have made cutting any money from the prison system very difficult during the last decade without a reduction in the prison population.

It is telling though that our society is more punitively minded than educationally minded, especially when the late Milton Freidman said that by legalizing most drugs, 10,000 fewer murders would take place in the US every year, 100,000 fewer burglaries, and 30,000 fewer traffic fatalities.

This of course is on top of making it unprofitable for street gangs to fight over drug turf.

The European countries who have already legalized drugs are finding that, even the “drug addicts” can lead normal lives if their drugs are available at relatively low cost.

Perhaps this governor will listen to Milton Freidman from the grave. After all Freidman was a Nobel winner.

Fewer cells and more classrooms. Sounds great to me.

By: Erik@Scooter

Erik@Scooter — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:50:16 +0000

I personally think its a nice move my Arnold. Everybody suffers this recession a lot. Many loose their jobs & leave bad credit. Only education can bring everything to a stable position. In the US normally there will be less enrollment for higher studies and to encourage their higher studies the preference must be given to the fresh students. They must be provided with a proper guidelines to follow. After recession, the students are now preferring higher studies than going for a job. At this point they definitely need money and what Arnold proposes is right.

By: Ron@File Taxes Online Free

Ron@File Taxes Online Free — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:44:44 +0000

I doubt the school would lower the tuition fees, but they would have more in their budget to do other things. The money would show up on paper, but I seriously doubt the students as a whole will benefit. I bet the administration will get a small raise though!

I do agree with Arnold though, putting more into prisons than into Education is bad, shows how our society is disintegrating.

Colleges and Universities ceased being only a ‘learning institution’ a looong time ago. They are first and foremost a business with their hand in the government’s honey pot. When the honey pot gets low they take from the students.