Colorado Higher Education Funding: Are New Taxes The Only Way To Fortify College Finances?

EdNews Colorado:

Should there be a statewide property tax to help pay for Colorado's public colleges and universities? What about sales taxes, or levies on professional services? Or, maybe the state income tax should be raised?

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Comments

[MikeInCO]

01:13 AM on 05/31/2010

I have an idea, I know this one will be tough for Coloradans, but why not send a bill to the user of said services. I know I know, most in CO 1st look for someone else to pay their way. But why not try it once, pay for your own schooling, you already got $10k per year in primary ed and I bet you can't do math.

There is a limit on the return to society for increased education...eventually it is just us paying other folks bills.

[1differentdrummer]

05:35 AM on 05/30/2010

Here's an idea. Why not look at our tax code and remove the loopholes for specific businesses and industries? Look around outside of the city and you will see large fields with a handful of cattle or horses being taxed as agricultural land when the land is being held for development. The land is agricultural like your back yard is.

[corwin]

11:57 AM on 05/30/2010

Here's another idea. Why not merge depts in different universities?Stop scholarships for athlete's?
Abolish tenure in favor of repeating 5 year contracts.abolish departments whose grads can't find a job in theri major?
Your idea could also work,thogh. it's done well in Illinois and California.Hasn't it?

[zombywulf]

02:56 AM on 05/29/2010

How about cutting out all the useless middle managers and feel good programs and get back to actually teaching something useful that will get you a job after you finish school.

[LisaCACO]

10:54 PM on 05/29/2010

there is nothing that makes you feel good left in school to cut.

I would love for them to get back to teaching something useful and I would add, interesting. of course that would mean getting rid of all the time spent teaching to the tests, not to mention the tests themselves.

[LisaCACO]

11:15 PM on 05/28/2010

they definitely need to raise more money and as a homeowner, I'm willing to pay more in property taxes. who wants to live in a state with crappy colleges? I don't, even though I suspect my daughter won't attend college in this state. it's important for the state economy and the overall health/wealth of the communities here.