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...also admirable that the Obama team has chosen to be more forthright than the previous administration when it comes to deficit accounting. The announced changes to budget deficit calculation??which will now include the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in addition to other previously hidden government spending—is certainly a step toward more transparent government. Their commitment to reducing the deficit in fact as well as on paper is essential to making real improvements in fiscal responsibility...
Finally, if the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) makes the activities fee mandatory, it will become part of tuition and therefore part of the “cost of attendance” in the Financial Aid Office’s calculation??the mandatory fee would be eligible for tuition aid. As long as the fee remains opt-out, it is not specifically taken into account when setting aid packages. If FAS decides to delay aid coverage for a mandatory fee, I will personally lobby to delay the switch to mandatory until such coverage is secured...
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