letter to observer--apr 21, 2010--governor's prposed cuts

To The Editor:

It is understandable and in fact appropriate that UNC president Erskine Bowles should decry the significant cuts to be borne by the UNC system, in Governor Perdue's proposed 2010-11 state budget. At the same time, Mr. Bowles acknowledges that these are "budget cuts which the governor was forced by economic circumstances to recommend."

Surely no one can quarrel with Mr. Bowles's dismay but in reacting to the proposed budget, his remarks would have carried greater gravitas had he told us what he thought the governor should have done instead. No such reference was made and thus we can only assume that Mr. Bowles had concluded that there were none.

Yours truly,

Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305