According to the Tampa Tribune: "Presidents of Florida's two leading research universities suggested Friday that lawmakers let them pay for expanding expensive science, technology, engineering and math programs by charging those so-called STEM students higher tuition. University of Florida's Bernie Machen and Florida State University's Eric Barron also told the House Education Committee their schools and possibly some others should be allowed to bring up tuition rates, now among the lowest in the nation, closer to the national average. Current law lets the Legislature and Board of Governors approve annual increases totaling no more than 15 percent."

Take a moment to think about this. We have people like Bernie Machen asking the Florida Legislature to increase the tuition for those students who are in those areas of education, which are the most needed, to pay more just because it costs more to teach them. Yes, it would at first glance to say that those who cost more should pay more, but this is exactly the type of logic that has gotten Florida in to the economic mess it is in. 

We need STEM students (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) now more than ever and at the same time we do not need more political science, sociology or psychology graduates walking the streets seeking employment like the walking dead. 

The Politically Stupid - "Increase STEM Tuition"

Like him or not, Governor Rick Scott is corrent when he says we need more STEM students at our colleges and universities. The Florida Legislature should ignore the academic pinheads and do what is necessary to grow the group that will lead Florida out of the recession. 

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