„When Lincoln spoke publicly about CSU’s AI deal, ‘I heard from a lot of students asking me, How can I resist this? Who is organizing?‘
These were first-generation college students who understood something administrators didn’t: they were being asked to pay premium prices for a cheapened product.“

„The irony couldn’t be starker: the very programs best equipped to study the social and ethical implications of AI were being defunded, even as the university promoted the use of OpenAI’s products across campus. This isn’t innovation—it’s institutional auto-cannibalism.“

„My own alma mater, Sonoma State, faced a $24 million deficit and announced plans to eliminate 23 academic programs—including philosophy, economics, and physics—and to cut over 130 faculty positions, more than a quarter of its teaching staff.“

Thinking of you and wishing for the best outcome.

And that part of Iowa is the pinnacle of everything wrong in that state.

The most extreme edge case I could find would be if the same couple lives in Cabell County, WV and earns exactly $84,601 next year (401% FPL).

If so, their monthly premium for the benchmark plan would jump from $599 to $5,514/mo.

That's $66,172/year, or 78% of their gross income.