tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post113832171938294502..comments2023-10-11T05:17:09.763-04:00Comments on Athens Politics: I Don't Blog I Just Post A LotUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1138629265121582262006-01-30T08:54:00.000-05:002006-01-30T08:54:00.000-05:00Also, I'd appreciate it if everyone would stop ass...Also, I'd appreciate it if everyone would stop assuming I'm a Democrat. I do think the university system was better off when the state government was run by the Democrats, but that's not the same thing.<BR/><BR/>This is not about tough times versus good times. It's about what you spend your money on as a state.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1138389966792459092006-01-27T14:26:00.000-05:002006-01-27T14:26:00.000-05:00What has changed? Dude. You clearly don't work for...What has changed? Dude. You clearly don't work for the university otherwise you'd understand a bit more how different things are. The university actually used to be funded. Now, not so much, resulting in continual tuition raises (which in turn make people antsy about using up all the HOPE money) and staff being squeezed wherever possible. It also results in far fewer jobs in Athens. Whenever the university puts a hiring freeze on, it has a decently sized impact on the area.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1138386401690329272006-01-27T13:26:00.000-05:002006-01-27T13:26:00.000-05:00Didn't Athens have a Democratinc representative an...Didn't Athens have a Democratinc representative and a Democratic government, and didn't Georgia have a Democratic government, up until a few years ago?<BR/><BR/>What good did that do? What has changed?Fishplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659287724786153421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1138378806736426992006-01-27T11:20:00.000-05:002006-01-27T11:20:00.000-05:00In theory, a resolution from a local government sh...In theory, a resolution from a local government should send a message to a higher level of government. The local officials are the democratic representatives of an area with views likely to be closer to the actual views of the electorate since the voting districts are smaller. If the state officials feel "distanced", then they share much of that blame.Adrian Pritchetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882153475065578209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1138368627745293752006-01-27T08:30:00.000-05:002006-01-27T08:30:00.000-05:00UGA gets its share by being fully funded according...UGA gets its share by being fully funded according to the state formula? Oh wait. No. There's a lot of big talk, occasionally a fancy building, and no money for the rest of the damn school.<BR/><BR/>The only way Athens/UGA is really going to get a piece of the pie is with a Democratic representative and a Democratic state government.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1138326198416869182006-01-26T20:43:00.000-05:002006-01-26T20:43:00.000-05:00how many people will Chasteen piss off...? Great ...how many people will Chasteen piss off...? Great question!<BR/><BR/>My answer: All of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com