There's one hell of a lot of people that work for the university system that aren't profs, but you never hear about them when people are bitching about their taxes. Basically, rednecks don't like smart people so it's popular politically in the midwest to ***** about higher education.
A 4BR/2BA in a nice area of San Berdoo County on a decent lot, 2 car would be $400-450K. So the tax on a $425K house would be $3102. Plus, because of Prop 13 here that will go up very minimally year by year. I assume your kid is paying $3800. My point wasn't really about cost of living, it was about tax burden, but even so, like I said, a detailed cost analysis of all anticipated costs, food, gas, etc. shows it costs us the same to live here as Nebraska in retirement. The pie chart I was looking had its own slices for K-12, social services and transportation, so it was unclear what "other" slice was.
I'm paying the property tax and it has been about 3200/year. My point was that the tax burden in Omaha (which is pretty high) is probably not much different than California for a similar house since you quoted the percentage difference. I don't live in Nebraska myself. I live in lower tax state without an income tax and which has been controlled by Republicans for decades (balanced budgets for decades).
In my area, you can start a job with a 2 year technical degree for 55-60k/year plus benefits and 1-1/2 time overtime if you want. I'm not sure that extra 2 years of lost income to start at a job for maybe less money and less job security is worth the extra 30k+/year of educational expense. Basically that's 100k in lost earnings plus another 60-70k in college costs. How many years do you have to work to make up that 170k? I'm guessing Purdue is quite a bit more than 30k per year.
Meh. Bounds leaving is not a problem. The Moos rumors are just that. Rumors and the rumors have not probably been started by people with NU's best interest at heart.
If I know one thing for certain, Dirk Chatelain is a tool.
Everywhere seems there is a negativitiy about education. Difficult to comprehend! Current climate is worse. Not good for the U.S.
I can't downvote you..
Would you like to vouch for which fanbase you actually support?
I have a post grad degree. I have put 2 kids through college and the third one is at Harvard. I have had an in-law who was a college professor and another who still is. Don't give me the "take less money" crap for professors. My in-laws sought out the work because it was an easy job with great hours and tremendous benefits and guaranteed income. They had/have no pressure to produce and virtually no worries of ever getting fired. I understand the inefficiencies of major corporations. Their inefficiencies are only dwarfed by universities.
Don't get caught up in the hysteria. Dirk is over reacting and Lars has created his own little drama. There's no need for a hastily called press conference so that Dirk can feel better. I am certain that Moos and Green have communicated with Miles regularly and that Miles knows the score. I don't have a problem with Bounds leaving and IMO it may be a positive. He just didn't seem to be a fit at NU. It'll be fine. I would not be surprised to see Green elevated to university president.
Well put. I couldnt believe someone was using efficiency as a point of emphasis in defending universities over the private sector. I too know a university employee along with a regular "poor" teacher. Efficient. Lol
Not me. Just because Anderson was right about Frost doesn't mean he was right about Hoiberg. This could be a case where the news leak turned Hoiberg off or it could be a case where we were merely talking with his agent and nothing had been agreed upon. Sometimes the unexpected hire turns out to be the best you could have ever hoped for in the long run. We'll be fine.
Or Tyronn LueThat’s because you possibly heard Turgeon coming to Lincoln replacing Miles..