MU by the numbers

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To be sure, politics is everywhere, bro, even in the Econ Nobel (and I'm sure the other fields as well, though maybe based on "politicking" rather than notions of fairness, justice, and efficiency).

Agreed. There is a lot of politics and politicking in the other Nobel prizes too.

[Cheeks]

Californians have not been supporting higher eduation.  The amount per student has decreased signficantly over the past 30 years, which has lead to tuition supported institutions who are naturally seeking out students who will pay more.  It's simple supply and demand.

If Californians want more access to public higher education, they should pay for it.  But they won't.

Might be because we are the most heavily taxed state in the nation already...when supporting utopia out here and having to pay for every unicorn there comes a point when all the green clovers and marshmallows run out....throw in the millions of "guests" who we also pay for and the "California citizens" have a very large bill.  But ultimately to suggest we don't spend a shat ton of money on education in this state is preposterous.