Too much for a raise?
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September 12, 2008

Too much for a raise?

Should Florida's school districts and universities dip into reserves to give employee raises?
Yes, the cost of living is rising too quickly to not give raises.
No, don't pay reoccurring costs with one-time funds.

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False dichotomy: at least at USF, the proposals placed on the table could easily come from the INTEREST and investment growth on the university's unrestricted net assets. There's no need to dip into the principal for anything other than short-term stability in programs.

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