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He clearly didn't state that he would be closing them down. If our budget issues are not resolved over the next three weeks they will be forced to close due to inadequate funds. You should really look up how the government works and how finances work.

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I think most people understand the implications of losing our higher education. The problem is no one seems to understand that we cannot solve this situation by only cutting the budget. Cutting the budget where we can should be first but we will have to find ways to increase revenue as well. Every single proposal from Treasurer Kennedy amounts to $500 million in savings, that is $400 million short of solving just this year's deficit.

What's sad is that it isn't just the Rant, it's a lot of regular people who are ignorant about this. Our state (La) is seriously overdrawn, there just isn't enough money to keep doing what they have been. This has nothing to do with party affiliations, it has to do with incompetent government as a whole (we're used to that here, which is why so many people have just ignored it up til now).

Edwards made a grandstanding speech to get people's attention; if nothing else it should shake things up a little. It's clear that even those who ignore politics are up in arms about "fooh ball", and he's hoping those folks will light a fire under the legislature's asses to make sure we keep our team.

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