Topics of the Week: Nov. 20, 2009

UCLA RALLY:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA’S BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED A 32 PERCENT HIKE IN FEES FOR THEIR SCHOOLS, RAISING THEIR FEES TO ABOUT $10,300 PER YEAR FOR UNDERGRADS.
STUDENTS DIDN’T MAKE IT EASY, ABOUT 500 PROTESTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE MEETING HALL THE HIKE. AFTER THE SIGNING SOME GOT A LITTLE VIOLENT, THROWING STICKS AND BOTTLES AT POLICE. THE CAMPUS POLICE TOOK ACTION USING TASERS TWICE AND MAKING 14 ARRESTS.

CSULB RALLY:
A LITTLE MORE SUBDUES WAS OUR CROWD OUTSIDE CHANCELLOR REED’S OFFICE, WITH ABOUT 130 STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS. THIS EVENT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION AND FOCUSED ON CLASS AND PROGRAM CUTS MADE BY THE UNIVERSITY.

LET’S BREAK THIS DOWN…..I LOOKED AT A COST INCREASE CHART FROM THE U-C’S. SO IN 1979, THE YEAR I WAS BORN, ONE YEAR TUITION AT A U-C WAS $685. IN 1990, WHEN I WAS TEN, IT WAS $1,624. IN 1999, THE YEAR MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN: 3,429. THIS YEAR, AFTER THE BUDGET CUTS $7,788.
ARE YOU FOLLOWING? EVERY TEN YEARS IT SEEMS TO DOUBLE, WHICH MAKES SENSE. SO ALL OF A SUDDEN NEXT YEAR IT’S GOING TO JUMP TO $10,302. I MEAN, WHAT WENT WRONG HERE? I MEAN, WAS THE STATE WAS ALWAYS OVER SPENDING, IN WHICH IS HARD TO FATHOM THAT WAS SPENDING ON ACTUAL EDUCATION, THE TEACHERS HAVE NEVER BEEN THAT WELL PAID

ENOUGH ABOUT US NOW, LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR FUTURE, AND OUR FUTURE HEALTH. THE SENATE HAS PUT OUT THEIR VERSION OF A HEALTH CARE BILL. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID PRESENTED A BILL THAT WILL SUPPOSEDLY COST $849 BILLION. AS OPPOSED TO THE HOUSE’S WHICH IS $1.05 TRILLION.

HE SAYS IT WILL HELP WITH THE DEFICIT AS WELL BY MAKING CUTS TO MEDICARE , ADDING TAXES TO WHAT ARE CALLED CADILLAC PLANS AND RAISING TAXES ON WEALTHY AMERICANS…. DON’T WORRY, IF YOU ARE HERE AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU OR YOUR PARENTS…..$200, 000

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS BILL IS PROJECTED TO HELP RAISE THE NUMBER OF NON-ELDERLY AMERICANS FROM 83% TO 94% OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

THE GOP, AS USUAL IS NOT COOPERATING, THE ARE THREATENING THE “HOLY WAR OF DELAYS”. THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO VOTE IN ORDER TO START DEBATE, TOMORROW. IN THE SENATE THEY NEED 60 VOTES TO DO ANYTHING…. SO WITH 58 DEMS AND 2 INDIES THEY NEED BECAUSE THE 40 REPS, SUCK.

I CALL YOU ALL TO ACTION AGAIN, CONTACT NOT OUR SENATORS, THEY ARE OK. BUT CONTACT THE REP SENATORS.