PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS: Last week, addressing a meeting of state college trustees, Gov. Corbett suggested that colleges and universities could fix that hole he blasted into their budgets when he cut higher-education funding in half by turning some of their land over to gas drilling…
Corbett’s jaw-dropping suggestion is not only flawed, but seriously offensive, when you remember the gas-drilling industry contributed at least a million dollars to his campaign.
We thought Corbett got elected governor, not celebrity spokesman for the gas industry. But he’s sure acting like a pitchman, promoting the expansion of drilling (and tax-free profits for his friends) far and wide, and disregarding the impact on communities and the environment… (more)
It amazes me that we hear so many people complain about the lack of education so many of today’s youth face as they exit college, but the first thing that is suggested when it comes to budgetary cuts is to cut higher-education funding and general education funding. Amazing.