Why is Pennsylvanias Forgotten Taxpayer Subsidizing Multi-Billion Dollar Tax Exempt Private Corporations?

ALL 14 Appropriation Acts 2012 were scored as AGAINST LIBERTY and AGAINST THE FORGOTTEN TAXPAYER because the General Assembly failed to reduce the ever escalating cost of government and because it failed to address the Pension Payment Problem and because it forced The Forgotten Taxpayers to finance five tax exempt, multi-billion dollar private corporate higher education businesses, four of which had billion dollar annual budgets, UPENN, Penn State, UPITT, TempleU and Lincoln U with a $65,000,000 annual budget. FIVE (5) HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING APPRROPRIATIOANS AND THE FAVORED FOUR (4) BILLIONAIRES The Liberty Index scores Appropriations Acts 10A to 14A AGAINST LIBERTY and AGAINST THE FORGOTTEN TAXPAYER because these five appropriations acts transfer close to 1/2 BBillion dollars of taxpayer money to billionaire tax exempt private corporations. The next five appropriations, totally over $541,000,000 (more than HALF A BILLION $$$).The Favored Four; Penn State, TempleU, UPENN and UPENN have annual budgets of over a billion dollars. UPENNs annual budget is $6,000,000,000 (six billion dollars) and PENN STATE is $4,000,000,000 (four billion dollars). These billion dollar big businesses are private, tax exempt corporations. Both UPENN and PENN STATE have billion dollar endowments (equivalent to a business corporations equity). In ALL cases tuition has increased despite the tax exemptions and huge Federal and State subsidies. What is the logic of inflating the cost of education by forcing tax makers to give billion dollar private tax exempt corporations millions and millions of dollars year after year after year! And why these favored five? Other colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, they need money, too, do they not? *

Appropriation Act 10A of 2012 SB 1466

Morality at Penn State 0 Government/Taxpayer Appropriation $227,694,000 Appropriation Act 10A of 2012 July 2 SB 1122 Pennsylvania State University READ MORE FISCAL NOTE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Penn State Senate Bill 1122 is the Commonwealths non-preferred appropriation to the Pennsylvania State University for fiscal year 2012-2013. Appropriations Act 10A of 2012 This legislation appropriates a total of $227,694,000 for Penn State University. It specifies $214,110,000 is for general support and $13,584,000 is for the Pennsylvania College of Technology. These are the same amounts that were appropriated for fiscal year 2011-2012. It also directs the appropriation of the moneys of the restricted account within the Agricultural College Land Scrip Fund for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. FISCAL IMPACT: Enactment of this legislation will cost the The Forgotten Taxpayers of Pennsylvania $227,694,000 in fiscal year 2012-2013.

Former Penn State millionaire president Graham Spanier at the Penn State Creamery licking ice cream with Monicas boyfriend. In fact, the Favored Five are all educational institutions promoting Liberal Democratic values. Why are the Taxpayers of Pennsylvania choosing which educational philosophy to promote? Competition and choice in education may be an idea whose time has come

Senator Jake Corman, Penn States Senator, is Republican Chair of Senate Appropriations Committee. In the past 9 years, Centre County/Penn State Senator Jake Corman, Senate Appropriations Chair, has voted to give about a QUARTER BILLION Taxpayer Dollars a year, more than $2,000,000,000 over 9 years Two Billion Dollars that Pennsylvania Taxpayers were forced to give to Penn States Administrators, Staff, Faculty because, you know there arent any other colleges or universities in Pennsylvania and the subsidies keep tuition from rising on middle class. Act 14A of 2011 Act 10A of 2010 Act 15A of 2009 Act 7A of 2008 Act 10A of 2007 Act 10A of 2006 Act 9A of 2005 Act 9A of 2004 Act 10A of 2003 The tuition increase along with state aid will help support a total university budget of just over $4 billion. Tuition and fees produce a third of the universitys revenue. History of the tuition increases for in-state freshman students attending Penn States State College campus. Penn States undergraduate tuition rates vary:

2009-10 4.5% $13,604 2008-09 5.9% $13,014 2007-08 5.5% $12,284 2006-07 5.6% $11,646 2005-06 5.9% $11,024 2004-05 12% $10,408 2003-04 16% $9,296

2002-03 13.5% $8,008 2001-02 7.8% $7,054

Penn State Fact Book Penn State Fact Book Graduation Rates 4 year 70. 5, 5 year 67.5 and 6 year 47.9 Penn State Fact Book Retention Rates Penn State Student Loan and Graduation Rate Calculations Discussed 19 July 2010 The U.S. Department of Education recently added default rates to its College Navigator website, which is intended to be a tool for students and parents interested in comparing colleges. By adding default rates, the Department of Education clearly thinks this is important information for parents and students to know. But for the Penn State campuses, and the many institutions like it, College Navigator adds the following caveat to the default rate number, These default rates apply to all locations of this institution. More on Penn States Calculations 14 July 2010 The Bootleg's 2011 Graduation Rate (3 Sports Teams) Analysis April 22, 2011 The Bootleg's 2012 Graduation Rate Analysis May 3, 2012 For the eleventh straight year, The Bootleg presents its analysis of student-athlete graduation rates. Once again, The Bootleg is taking a hard look at the graduation rates for the three major sports football, basketball, and baseball as well as overall graduation rates for student-athletes. 2011-2012 Pay Scale College Salary Report Penn State Overview and Graduation Rates National Center for Education Statistics Federal Student Aid and the Law of Unintended Consequences Hillsdale Imprimis May/June 2012 Volume 41, Number 5/6 Richard Vedder Professor of Economics, Ohio University Tier 3 Against Liberty and Against The Forgotten Taxpayer 50 points deducted from grade

Appropriation Act 11A of 2012 SB 1123 University of Pittsburgh $136, 076,000 The Liberty Index scores Act 11A of 2012 AGAINST LIBERTY and AGAINST THE FORGOTTEN TAXPAYER because of the misallocation of taxpayer resources and because of the lack of cost benefit analysis or evidence that rhetoric matches results. Appropriations Act 11A of 2012 appropriates a total of $136,076,000 for The University of Pittsburgh. It specifies $133,993,000 is for general support and $2,083,000 is for rural education outreach. These are the same amounts that were appropriated for fiscal year 2011-2012. FISCAL IMPACT: Enactment of this legislation will cost the Commonwealth $136,076,000 in fiscal year 2012-2013. University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning on 132 Acre campus is sustained and maintained, in part, by government coerced taxpayer subsidies. This year $136, 076,000 is spent and how many Pennsylvanians attend UPITT out of a population of 12.7 million people? UPITT Total Enrollment Statistics Total Enrollment: 28,823 (18,371 undergraduates) Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 82% 4-Year Graduation Rate: 78% I was not able to find the number of Pennsylvania students READ MORE FISCAL NOTE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Senate Bill 1123 is the Commonwealths non-preferred appropriation to the University of Pittsburgh for fiscal year 2012-2013. It will take effect July 1, 2012, or immediately, whichever is later. Tier 3 Against Liberty and Against The Forgotten Taxpayer 50 points deducted from grade

Appropriation Act 12A of 2012 12 July 2 SB 1124 Temple University $139,917,000 The Liberty Index scores Act 12A of 2012 AGAINST LIBERTY and AGAINST THE FORGOTTEN TAXPAYER because of the misallocation of taxpayer resources and because of the lack of cost benefit analysis or evidence that rhetoric matches results.

Temple University Philadelphia TempleU Multimillion Dollar Student Center Temple University Student Center, Dining Expansion and Conference Center Philadelphia Penna READ MORE FISCAL NOTE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ANALYSIS: This legislation appropriates a total of $139,917,000 for Temple University. It specifies this entire amount is for general support. This is the same amount that was appropriated for fiscal year 2011-2012. FISCAL IMPACT: Enactment of this legislation will cost the Commonwealth $139,917,000 in fiscal year 2012-2013 only. Tier 3 Against Liberty and Against The Forgotten Taxpayer 50 points deducted from grade *

Appropriation Act 13A of 2012 July 2 SB 1125 Lincoln University $11,163,000 The Liberty Index scores Act 13A of 2012 AGAINST LIBERTY and AGAINST THE FORGOTTEN TAXPAYER because of the misallocation of taxpayer resources and because of the lack of evidence that subsidy produces the intended results at an affordable price.

Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was chartered in April 1854 as Ashmun Institute. was "the first institution found anywhere in the world to provide a higher education in the arts and sciences for male youth of African descent." The story of Lincoln University goes back to the early years of the 19th century and to the ancestors of its founder, John Miller Dickey, and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson. The Institute was re-named Lincoln University in 1866 after President Abraham Lincoln. READ MORE FISCAL NOTE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS : This legislation appropriates a total of $11,163,000 for Lincoln University. It specifies this entire amount is for general support. This is the same amount that was appropriated for fiscal year 2011-2012. Lincoln University Fact Book 2011 2006 Total Assets Operating Revenues Appropriations Federal Grants Endowment 2007 2011 Fact Book Page 17 2008 2009 161,580 60,708 13,623 3,963 19,452 2010 230,600 64,836 13,623 6,833 21,749

132,756 139,965 150,027 49,908 12,934 3,505 20,425 58,051 13,516 3,518 24,642 57,238 13,786 4,079 23,880

Fact Book Archive 2001 to 2011 Tier 3 Against Liberty and Against The Forgotten Taxpayer 50 points deducted from grade *

Appropriation Act 14A of 2012 July 2 SB 1126 University of Pennsylvania The Liberty Index scores Act 13A of 2012 AGAINST LIBERTY and AGAINST THE FORGOTTEN TAXPAYER because of the misallocation of taxpayer resources and because of the lack of evidence that subsidy produces intended results at an affordable price. READ MORE FISCAL NOTE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Act 14A of 2012 appropriates a total of $28,137,000 for the University of Pennsylvania. It specifies $27,889,000 for veterinary activities and $248,000 for the Center for Infectious Diseases. These are the same amounts that were appropriated for fiscal year 2011-2012.

Millionairess Amy Gutmann and Democrat Bill Clinton

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos 2011 Penn President Amy Gutmann with the Honorable Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. This photo was taken on January 27, 2011 in Davos, Canton of Graubunden, CH, using a Nikon Coolpix S6000.

Global Colloquium of University Presidents 2011 Penn President Amy Gutmann and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lead a question - answer period with audience members at the opening keynote session of the Global Colloquium of University Presidents. Film reader S. McGruff informs us that Michael Bay will be filming sequences for Transformers 2 at the University of Pennsylvania: Film reader S. McGruff informs us that Michael Bay will be filming sequences for

Transformers 2 at the University of Pennsylvania:

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Tier 3 Against Liberty and Against The Forgotten Taxpayer 50 points deducted from grade. *