Originally posted by ironmaniup
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Regarding the building frenzy, I see that as a by-product of the political climate of the state ("Harrisburg", if you will).
While funding for the academics of the state schools continued to slide into the abyss and was not valued in Harrisburg, the "capital improvements" were possible, as I understand it and recall, because funding for all of that was administered outside of the budgetary process. Furthermore, it was driven by private sector interests, i.e. the construction industry. And it "created jobs", so to speak. Of course, that was all shortsighted.
As somewhat of a justification, yes, there was competition between PASSHE members to have superior amenities - however - it was a national trend and it seems everybody got it wrong, except for those who profited from it.
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