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jtuck004

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10. Sure, but it legitimizes the idea that the people's work is only valuable if funded by someone

Reply to WorseBeforeBetter (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 10:29 PM

Feb 2015

other than the people. Private money always comes with the danger of influence, no matter how much people try to avoid it.

It's a bad precedent to let stand. Not unique after decades of non-existent statesmanship by politicians on all sides, just one more idea down the tubes.

Those who will pay the price are the ones that come after, growing up with no idea that this SHOULD be done by the people.

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UNC BoG voted to shut down Gene Nichols' Poverty Center. [View all] WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 OP

Gene Nichol's statement on closing of UNC poverty center WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #1

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I'm afraid we're headed the way of Kansas, rather than Minnesota. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #3

With the Koch chokehold, I doubt NC will ever be right again. Triana Feb 2015 #4

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If it was important not a student or professor would attend another class until they recant. jtuck004 Feb 2015 #5

Nichols will continue his poverty-related work at the law school... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #6

Sure, but it legitimizes the idea that the people's work is only valuable if funded by someone jtuck004 Feb 2015 #10

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Depressing. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #11

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