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> Tax dollars for education should not subsidize expensive real estate markets. How can that be avoided? Should we build every university in the middle of nowh
by twblalock 8y ago
> Tax dollars for education should not subsidize expensive real estate markets.
How can that be avoided? Should we build every university in the middle of nowhere, and then move them around every 30 years because the university drew in enough people to cause housing to become expensive?
- toomuchtodo 8y agoIt can't be avoided. You should always be willing to evaluate the ongoing viability of a campus, regardless of location, and not consider any a sunk cost you could not possibly dispose of. Where does the requirement come from that a campus remain in the same location in perpetuity? There is no such requirement, just as a company might close a satellite office if the business requirements change.
- stale2002 8y agoWell, the way to avoid this is to build enough properties such that a location is both attractive an inexpensive to live in.
- prostoalex 8y agoIs popularity correlated with high costs? Looking at this list https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_university_campuses_by_enrollment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_univer... do College Station, Orlando, Columbus, Miami, Gainesville and Minneapolis carry significant premium as far as cost of living? Miami might, but it seems like it’s more due to the beach proximity and tourism industry than FIU.