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U. chief defends high pay for administrators
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Keep in mind, the State of Utah only pays about 10% of the entire budget of the University of Utah.
Could you have found someone to run UTA on much less salary? Sure, but would you still be building all these massive projects using almost a billion dollars in federal money (way more than Utah's share) and tax increases that voters overwhelmingly supported? I doubt it. Anytime they come in "on time and under budget" on a big project, taxpayers save tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars. Remember cost increases and delays with Legacy and with I-15 in Salt Lake County? It is worth paying people more money to deliver results. That's one issue I have with government. What type of people are attracted to an environment that, whether you do a good job or bad job, still pays the same.
It seems some of these folks from the U of U and UTA are STILL underpaid for the results the produce and the real economic value they bring.
I want a BMW, but am only willing to pay for a Kia
I want a good football team, but I don't want my ticket prices raised.
I want to be Nephi, but live like Laman.
How many of the people complaining could do these jobs? Very few, hence why they get paid so much. Why do we as Utahn's care so much. I think we should be concerned about results. Better education, better jobs, better economic development.
BTW, Z. Nobel prize winners = more prestige = better education. Compare the number of Nobel prize winners against the prestige of the school and I will bet you find a highly statistically significant correlation.
Also, the U is a type 1 university, like all type 1's their priority is research. Research brings revenue, prestige, and more jobs to the state.
So if you do not want to help improve the state, continue asking for results, without having to sacrifice anything.
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