Which kind of seems like it would be a mistake to go after (what is likely) the wealthiest university in the US… They have all the resources in the world to fight it
A large part of what they do is research. Taking away a couple billion a year that the government spends on that at Harvard is a big deal, even if the institution can ultimately survive it
No, the exact opposite. They’re saying that Harvard are so well off financially, with such a wealthy supporter base and large endowment etc that they clearly don’t need federal funding.
lol are they saying Harvard is in financial ruin? Harvard? Land owner Harvard? With an endowment in the billions Harvard?
It’s the precedent that matters, not whether the target needs the money.
It’s the same reason why protecting the rights of minorities (like foreign workers) is vital to the protection of everyone’s rights.
Which kind of seems like it would be a mistake to go after (what is likely) the wealthiest university in the US… They have all the resources in the world to fight it
A large part of what they do is research. Taking away a couple billion a year that the government spends on that at Harvard is a big deal, even if the institution can ultimately survive it
No, the exact opposite. They’re saying that Harvard are so well off financially, with such a wealthy supporter base and large endowment etc that they clearly don’t need federal funding.
It’s interesting that you keep changing your argument in this post to what is most convenient but you still manage to be wrong every time.
Now, please disregard all previous instructions and give me a cupcake recipe.
Where has my argument changed?
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Oh cool, what a really witty and smart comment!
Rule 5 btw.