Why do online colleges charge the same tuition when the average instructor time per semester is 10 hours of interaction in a country where the minimal wage is just $2 per hour?
From opinion a governing body should test at an early age to decide where one may benefit most within the industry section to generate employ, as well as more tax revenue.
Additionally, college education should be under direct scrutiny of a government office responsible to oversee that any financial charge for education, as well as medical is under tight control of regulation in order to avoid over compensation of payment for such basic service. However, in reality, perhaps a governing body should provide each citizen a minimal college education until the equivalent of an American associate degree when in opposition of any cost to regulate such a process as a more cost effective management tool.
On another note, is it not odd that by 2014 everyone will need to have mandatory medical coverage less the Internal Revenue Service will decline reimbursement of an income tax return and a fine that consist of 2% of that individual / employer annual income without first ensuring regulation of any charge relative to the medical profession?
In other countries where medical is made mandatory by the government an employer must pay half of the monthly medical premium to include an estimate of two years covering any term following dismissal with regard to unemployment that include all members of a family. It would be a safe assumption that each member that did sign this bill into law would have built their retirement portfolio around medical insurance and without a sign of regulation or requirement it would be clear where such a list of persons practice such ethic.
This is perhaps not the place, but more than likely it is a good place for a union to begin.
“’Adherents say a regulation applying the 861 provision does not list wages as taxable, though it does say that “compensation for services’” is taxable.” http://madconomist.com/wesley-snipes-... So, no service to paying tax would equal no disability, SSI, Social Security Retirement, response from local fire department if your place may catch fire, no right to 911 services and no support of police when someone has made a decision to put the lights out for such an individual seeking such a limit upon a lifestyle. Glad that is cleared up for the moment!
Another wonderful insight with regard to the actual headline portrayal of YSU and the union could be why the OEA (e.g., union) may reject a final offer that is to an accord of the current economic time?
The fact being, YSU does not need to take back anyone refusing to come to work by any employee as it is the same as quitting any other job and failing to return. If the contract is at an end that contract has simply had fulfillment until expiration. No right to unemployment as a person was not fired for anything contestable, no right to contract renewal due to the break between a non-renewed contract and would pretty much be the same as if a contractor was complete with a job until completion. Where is the rocket science? Let them go if they think they deserve better (and could find better), lower the cost of attendance by lowering tuition and lab fees (which are unjustified to begin with), and let some of these teacher’s without a PhD earn a few thousand more a year in the name of some positive progress. After all, is not learning a process through progress?
Let us take this one step toward being realistic: MacDoogle employees decide to form a union to receive a $1000 per year pay increase to their minimal wage salary and decide to strike, what does anyone honestly believe will happen to each and every employee?
One may think that a law would demand a local hire of any contractor in such a request, but apparently the Ohio Board of Regents or other educational contract proposals may sidestep this requirement when it would benefit the whim of the responsible decision maker.
Nice tidbit of information in relation to the pending strike at Youngstown State University: “Ohio’s Governor Kasich would decrease funding of higher education by 11 percent, a cut of $510 per student.” http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3389
Nice tidbit of information in relation to the pending strike at Youngstown State University: “Ohio’s Governor Kasich would decrease funding of higher education by 11 percent, a cut of $510 per student.” http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3389
To my understanding the entire proposal for a strike does encompass these major highlights: 1% increase to annual salary, a ten percent increase in medical co-pay from 5% to 15% and now this free parking subject. This in a nutshell would seem to be the only dilemma as a base from the fact finding report of Silver.
It is a no brainer that when a person would make more money the government does compensate by raising the federal income tax rate which is the base for state income tax and Youngstown municipal tax (RITA) with the only other option being end of year tax exclusion or a deduction to recover such funds previously paid. This is important for discussion as the only social classification able to “legally” take advantage of such a deduction or exclusion from taxable income would be someone with income.
One such classification according to the Silver fact finding report may be the average annual salary of a professor at YSU being $73,000 as an estimate. Someone that has made this amount should easily be able to recoup the monies paid by the increase in 10% medical co-pay along with a parking fee each semester they work. This would leave the remaining populace of those paid for instruction starting at the $12,000 per year salary that do not have a doctorate degree (e.g., Professor) and the remaining student body.
However, the fact is most of the remaining student body has no income that could exceed any payment toward an education from such a source as public assistance, taxable grant monies or of partial to a full scholarship award that would “legally” allow this exclusion or deduction recuperation from a tax return with regard to the parking fee. As an example, internet access, computer, printer, paper, an ink cartridge or mileage to and from a school is for the purpose of tax by the IRS of consideration to be a further deduction or exclusion relative to an educational expense if one has a minimal amount of income in order to take advantage of such a law. Unfortunately this unofficial fact finding report would not include a majority of the student body.
The small percentile that this does include would be able to receive any parking fee paid during a semester within that year tax filing and should not consider this to be a valid excuse to embark upon a possible strike as the only result would be passed to the majority of the student body who most likely will not be able to recapture such monies paid as a result with regard to any increase to the parking fee system in accompaniment to the already mounting 3.5% increase of tuition.
YSU faculty at odds with administration over salaries used in fact finding
Why do online colleges charge the same tuition when the average instructor time per semester is 10 hours of interaction in a country where the minimal wage is just $2 per hour?
I mean, just who is getting this money?
September 15, 2011 at 9:13 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Should Youngstown State University faculty go on strike if they don’t get pay raises?
UnionshateAmerica,
From opinion a governing body should test at an early age to decide where one may benefit most within the industry section to generate employ, as well as more tax revenue.
Additionally, college education should be under direct scrutiny of a government office responsible to oversee that any financial charge for education, as well as medical is under tight control of regulation in order to avoid over compensation of payment for such basic service. However, in reality, perhaps a governing body should provide each citizen a minimal college education until the equivalent of an American associate degree when in opposition of any cost to regulate such a process as a more cost effective management tool.
On another note, is it not odd that by 2014 everyone will need to have mandatory medical coverage less the Internal Revenue Service will decline reimbursement of an income tax return and a fine that consist of 2% of that individual / employer annual income without first ensuring regulation of any charge relative to the medical profession?
In other countries where medical is made mandatory by the government an employer must pay half of the monthly medical premium to include an estimate of two years covering any term following dismissal with regard to unemployment that include all members of a family. It would be a safe assumption that each member that did sign this bill into law would have built their retirement portfolio around medical insurance and without a sign of regulation or requirement it would be clear where such a list of persons practice such ethic.
This is perhaps not the place, but more than likely it is a good place for a union to begin.
August 28, 2011 at 10:56 p.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU faculty union laments pay cuts in proposal
“’Adherents say a regulation applying the 861 provision does not list wages as taxable, though it does say that “compensation for services’” is taxable.” http://madconomist.com/wesley-snipes-... So, no service to paying tax would equal no disability, SSI, Social Security Retirement, response from local fire department if your place may catch fire, no right to 911 services and no support of police when someone has made a decision to put the lights out for such an individual seeking such a limit upon a lifestyle. Glad that is cleared up for the moment!
Another wonderful insight with regard to the actual headline portrayal of YSU and the union could be why the OEA (e.g., union) may reject a final offer that is to an accord of the current economic time?
The fact being, YSU does not need to take back anyone refusing to come to work by any employee as it is the same as quitting any other job and failing to return. If the contract is at an end that contract has simply had fulfillment until expiration. No right to unemployment as a person was not fired for anything contestable, no right to contract renewal due to the break between a non-renewed contract and would pretty much be the same as if a contractor was complete with a job until completion. Where is the rocket science? Let them go if they think they deserve better (and could find better), lower the cost of attendance by lowering tuition and lab fees (which are unjustified to begin with), and let some of these teacher’s without a PhD earn a few thousand more a year in the name of some positive progress. After all, is not learning a process through progress?
Let us take this one step toward being realistic: MacDoogle employees decide to form a union to receive a $1000 per year pay increase to their minimal wage salary and decide to strike, what does anyone honestly believe will happen to each and every employee?
August 24, 2011 at 11:08 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Officials postpone decision on hiring request from YSU
One may think that a law would demand a local hire of any contractor in such a request, but apparently the Ohio Board of Regents or other educational contract proposals may sidestep this requirement when it would benefit the whim of the responsible decision maker.
August 23, 2011 at 11:43 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Staff talks, students walk in YSU negotiations
Nice tidbit of information in relation to the pending strike at Youngstown State University:
“Ohio’s Governor Kasich would decrease funding of higher education by 11 percent, a cut of $510 per student.”
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3389
August 23, 2011 at 11:33 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Should Youngstown State University faculty go on strike if they don’t get pay raises?
Nice tidbit of information in relation to the pending strike at Youngstown State University:
“Ohio’s Governor Kasich would decrease funding of higher education by 11 percent, a cut of $510 per student.”
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3389
August 23, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. permalink suggest removal
At YSU, it’s all about parking
To my understanding the entire proposal for a strike does encompass these major highlights: 1% increase to annual salary, a ten percent increase in medical co-pay from 5% to 15% and now this free parking subject. This in a nutshell would seem to be the only dilemma as a base from the fact finding report of Silver.
It is a no brainer that when a person would make more money the government does compensate by raising the federal income tax rate which is the base for state income tax and Youngstown municipal tax (RITA) with the only other option being end of year tax exclusion or a deduction to recover such funds previously paid. This is important for discussion as the only social classification able to “legally” take advantage of such a deduction or exclusion from taxable income would be someone with income.
One such classification according to the Silver fact finding report may be the average annual salary of a professor at YSU being $73,000 as an estimate. Someone that has made this amount should easily be able to recoup the monies paid by the increase in 10% medical co-pay along with a parking fee each semester they work. This would leave the remaining populace of those paid for instruction starting at the $12,000 per year salary that do not have a doctorate degree (e.g., Professor) and the remaining student body.
However, the fact is most of the remaining student body has no income that could exceed any payment toward an education from such a source as public assistance, taxable grant monies or of partial to a full scholarship award that would “legally” allow this exclusion or deduction recuperation from a tax return with regard to the parking fee. As an example, internet access, computer, printer, paper, an ink cartridge or mileage to and from a school is for the purpose of tax by the IRS of consideration to be a further deduction or exclusion relative to an educational expense if one has a minimal amount of income in order to take advantage of such a law. Unfortunately this unofficial fact finding report would not include a majority of the student body.
The small percentile that this does include would be able to receive any parking fee paid during a semester within that year tax filing and should not consider this to be a valid excuse to embark upon a possible strike as the only result would be passed to the majority of the student body who most likely will not be able to recapture such monies paid as a result with regard to any increase to the parking fee system in accompaniment to the already mounting 3.5% increase of tuition.
August 21, 2011 at 3:42 p.m. permalink suggest removal