Investing Your Money In Your Decline
The headline of the article contained in the Times-Standard morning (mourning?) email shouted,
"$28 million investment in CR student housing"
Interesting how blowing taxpayers' money on a facility, “College Of The Redwoods” (CR), really a junior college or comparable to a business school diploma mill, that doesn't produce enough value to build its own housing, is termed an "investment".
There's nothing wrong with a junior college or business school if they are high-quality and focus on providing knowledge and training that cannot readily be obtained otherwise. Alas, there are too many that shovel out pieces of paper. Then, prospective employers have to assess 1) Whether it's worth the time and trouble to provide the skills and education the applicant never got from “school”; and 2) Whether it's worth the many hours and effort to un-educate the applicant from all the useless, confusing, and downright false, stuff that they were “taught” in school.
With CR, we're not talking about a place that produces creative geniuses. The few that come out of CR that way, as was said in The Wizard Of Oz, “had the power all along”. Instead, it cocoons mainly young people into another 2 - 4 or more years of Big Mother infancy, rather than their going out into the world, finding work in their field, and getting a worlds-better education firsthand. At the same time they would receive some pay, and would—if they really wanted to get anywhere in life—do further study in their field during off-hours.
$28 million for 55 beds. That comes out to $509,090.91 per bed!
"After the project is complete, which Flamer said will ideally be in a year, the college with [sic] have a total of 215 beds available for students with 181 of those set aside for low-income students."
Ripping through money like that will result in more "low income" people. You can see that in the decline of California over the past 50+ years.
Even in Humboldt County California, you can buy a really nice house for half a million bucks. And the students wouldn't be squeezed like labrats in a cage...or maybe it's the other way around.
“'These are competitive grants'” said [State Rep.] Wood...”. “Grants”? No, they are funds taken from people that are working their a**** off, many of whom are barely keeping their heads above water. A “grant” would be Wood digging into his own pocket and handing you his money, rather than shoving his hand down your pants and giving your money to someone else with most going to waste.
"The entire effort will require a total of around $77 million and will include a lounge and study room on each floor plus a common lounge with a shared kitchen."
Whoa, plot twist! Now we're up to $1.4 million dollars per bed! Does that come with Vaseline for the taxpayers?
"Due to the age of the old buildings and seismic concerns, the existing student housing buildings will be demolished 'following occupancy of the new facility,' according to a handout about the project."
"Handout" about the project. Good word choice given that the "project' *is* a massive handout.
Some of us learned by the age of two that if we broke our toys, we weren't getting new ones. But thanks to taxation, the euphemism for “theft”, that rule no longer applies!
How the robbery continues: “Flamer said talks will happen at the board level for the rest of the funds, with Wood noting that a big 'down payment' like this often invites other funding.”
Half a million bucks is just the start. Bonnie and Clyde are still in the vault stuffing bags with your money.
"$28 million investment in CR student housing"
Interesting how blowing taxpayers' money on a facility, “College Of The Redwoods” (CR), really a junior college or comparable to a business school diploma mill, that doesn't produce enough value to build its own housing, is termed an "investment".
There's nothing wrong with a junior college or business school if they are high-quality and focus on providing knowledge and training that cannot readily be obtained otherwise. Alas, there are too many that shovel out pieces of paper. Then, prospective employers have to assess 1) Whether it's worth the time and trouble to provide the skills and education the applicant never got from “school”; and 2) Whether it's worth the many hours and effort to un-educate the applicant from all the useless, confusing, and downright false, stuff that they were “taught” in school.
With CR, we're not talking about a place that produces creative geniuses. The few that come out of CR that way, as was said in The Wizard Of Oz, “had the power all along”. Instead, it cocoons mainly young people into another 2 - 4 or more years of Big Mother infancy, rather than their going out into the world, finding work in their field, and getting a worlds-better education firsthand. At the same time they would receive some pay, and would—if they really wanted to get anywhere in life—do further study in their field during off-hours.
$28 million for 55 beds. That comes out to $509,090.91 per bed!
"After the project is complete, which Flamer said will ideally be in a year, the college with [sic] have a total of 215 beds available for students with 181 of those set aside for low-income students."
Ripping through money like that will result in more "low income" people. You can see that in the decline of California over the past 50+ years.
Even in Humboldt County California, you can buy a really nice house for half a million bucks. And the students wouldn't be squeezed like labrats in a cage...or maybe it's the other way around.
“'These are competitive grants'” said [State Rep.] Wood...”. “Grants”? No, they are funds taken from people that are working their a**** off, many of whom are barely keeping their heads above water. A “grant” would be Wood digging into his own pocket and handing you his money, rather than shoving his hand down your pants and giving your money to someone else with most going to waste.
"The entire effort will require a total of around $77 million and will include a lounge and study room on each floor plus a common lounge with a shared kitchen."
Whoa, plot twist! Now we're up to $1.4 million dollars per bed! Does that come with Vaseline for the taxpayers?
"Due to the age of the old buildings and seismic concerns, the existing student housing buildings will be demolished 'following occupancy of the new facility,' according to a handout about the project."
"Handout" about the project. Good word choice given that the "project' *is* a massive handout.
Some of us learned by the age of two that if we broke our toys, we weren't getting new ones. But thanks to taxation, the euphemism for “theft”, that rule no longer applies!
How the robbery continues: “Flamer said talks will happen at the board level for the rest of the funds, with Wood noting that a big 'down payment' like this often invites other funding.”
Half a million bucks is just the start. Bonnie and Clyde are still in the vault stuffing bags with your money.
“Your money”, that is, if you still have a business or a job after the massive destruction from the CV1984 “Great Reset” attack.
CR student housing project will eventually add 55 beds
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CR student housing project will eventually add 55 beds
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