VSU Protest Today (5 Viewers)

[Korn]

Cheap housing doesn't always make a profit, don't you understand?

By the time they pay for staff in the housing office, cleaners, gas, electricity, water, maintenance, occasional housing activities during o week, rates, not to mention repayments on the massive loans they took out to pay for the buildings, it isn't making a profit at the moment.

Plus the housing service also provides listings and assistance for students to find private residential accomodation. These services are provided free of charge.

Tell me where they make their money? When they buildings are paid off they may make a profit, but they can't run at a loss to pay off the buildings.

And yes, VSU would mean the end of the UTS accomodation levy that students pay, which is money they currently use to pay off their debt after the purchase of gumal ngurang.

U say there not making a profit??? How in 2003 they were making a reasonable net profit, cant find there 2004 report. Also Profit would only be effected in that transaction by interest and repayment expenses

 

[braindrainedAsh]

Not everyone at housing can get youth allowance. Many are international students, and even many locals can't get it, unless they have deferred and worked for 18 months earning $17000 or whatever it is.

Plus... on your idea of how things work, should people get youth allowance? Should you be paying taxes so that other people can benefit from services such as youth allowance etc? Isn't the tax system similar in a way to how university unions function? Isn't a university community, built by paying union fees, a microcosm of the real world (Australian society as a whole)?

BTW 2004 was when UTS Housing bought the new building, so that would be the more important thing to find. I am no expert on the finances of the housing service. I am just saying what I have heard from several sources. It is an area of concern in my opinion.

 

[Korn]

If private companies are getting into housing, i can tell you, the housing at universities will survive. I'd also assume that people who live in university housing can get youth allowance as they are independants, and rent assistance?

I think they need to be independent, which usually means working for 18mths away full-time or something

 

[withoutaface]

Not everyone at housing can get youth allowance. Many are international students, and even many locals can't get it, unless they have deferred and worked for 18 months earning $17000 or whatever it is.

Plus... on your idea of how things work, should people get youth allowance? Should you be paying taxes so that other people can benefit from services such as youth allowance etc? Isn't the tax system similar in a way to how university unions function? Isn't a university community, built by paying union fees, a microcosm of the real world (Australian society as a whole)?

Please, not the tax analogy again...

 

[Korn]

Not everyone at housing can get youth allowance. Many are international students, and even many locals can't get it, unless they have deferred and worked for 18 months earning $17000 or whatever it is.

Plus... on your idea of how things work, should people get youth allowance? Should you be paying taxes so that other people can benefit from services such as youth allowance etc? Isn't the tax system similar in a way to how university unions function? Isn't a university community, built by paying union fees, a microcosm of the real world (Australian society as a whole)?

BTW 2004 was when UTS Housing bought the new building, so that would be the more important thing to find.

No, ur a bit of course on that cause taxes benefit the majority and actually contribute to the economic benefit of Australia and inturn makes ppl richer, how does the union???

 

[braindrainedAsh]

What value can you put on cultural and social enrichment?

 

[Korn]

What value can you put on cultural and social enrichment?

None because it aint worth shit

 

[Thrushypants]

What value can you put on cultural and social enrichment?

Exactly. Unfortunately, it would seem campus culture is of little relevance to 1st yr'ers, especially those who go to under-funded universities where uni socialisation is fairly minimal through lack of societies and clubs, and general socialisation is fairly unusual unless it be via the internet. Hi Not-That-Bright!

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Hi thrushypants. Great of you to join up and insult someone over the internet, hows bout u come to werro campus wednesday and discuss how crap uws is. I'm guessing you're some new internet alias, too scared to have your other alias tarnished by your overt 'e-bullying'.

I'm sure wether unionism becomes voluntary or not, you'll still have the ability to make friends with your charming nature.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

Exactly. Unfortunately, it would seem campus culture is of little relevance to 1st yr'ers, especially those who go to under-funded universities where uni socialisation is fairly minimal through lack of societies and clubs, and general socialisation is fairly unusual unless it be via the internet. Hi Not-That-Bright!

I hear you got one of our most "amiable" contracts lecturers, Mrs Gail Pearson

Thankyou so much for taking her, really! I would have had to have her for my consumer/sale of goods elective in 4th/5th year, but now I'm safe

 

[hiphophorray123]

Go TeH VSU!!!!1!!!!!!1!1!!!!1111!!

seriously though i need some cream for these wierd things on my dick

 

[walrusbear]

i went to the rally, it won't do anything but it was fun to see people who still care

can all you pro-vsu posters just admit that you hate culture and are selfish fucks? nowhere will you recognise that the union provides essential services for many, as well as creating the holistic university experience.
this discussion of VSU as a 'reform' for unions is complete bullshit, and you know it. VSU is the destruction of unions, so all these people criticising the USU for spending money on keeping itself alive should pipe down - it's just tedious.
if you people want to look credible at all just admit it! you're boring, narrow minded selfish fucks.
your contempt for culture and welfare is sickening.

oh yeah, and NTB, i am insulting you. how weak of me.
look forward to the predictably smug conservative retorts.

word of advice, pull your heads out of your arses (or eco textbooks) and get some perspective

 

[Not-That-Bright]

smug? I'm not calling the pro-usu people selfish (tho there is a very strong argument that they are).
If unions need to force people to obey them to exist, they shouldn't exist.

 

[withoutaface]

i went to the rally, it won't do anything but it was fun to see people who still care

can all you pro-vsu posters just admit that you hate culture and are selfish fucks? nowhere will you recognise that the union provides essential services for many, as well as creating the holistic university experience.
this discussion of VSU as a 'reform' for unions is complete bullshit, and you know it. VSU is the destruction of unions, so all these people criticising the USU for spending money on keeping itself alive should pipe down - it's just tedious.
if you people want to look credible at all just admit it! you're boring, narrow minded selfish fucks.
your contempt for culture and welfare is sickening.

oh yeah, and NTB, i am insulting you. how weak of me.
look forward to the predictably smug conservative retorts.

word of advice, pull your heads out of your arses (or eco textbooks) and get some perspective

You call us selfish and yet you expect us to fund your holistic university experience? Maybe I want such an experience, but I prefer to define it through events outside of the university itself, how does this make us any less credible? Or should I either conform to what the union considers such an experience or pay for it twice?

 

[walrusbear]

what sort of uni experience are you expecting without a union?

 

[Not-That-Bright]

umm... i go to uni, i learn, i make friends at uni, i go out places with them?

 

[withoutaface]

umm... i go to uni, i learn, i make friends at uni, i go out places with them?

Bingo .

 

[Not-That-Bright]

I seriously wonder how someone like walrusbear is going to survive in the real world.

 

[Korn]

what sort of uni experience are you expecting without a union?

Let me take a wild stab in the dark, u fit into one of those "Special interest groups" don't u

 

[walrusbear]

I seriously wonder how someone like walrusbear is going to survive in the real world.

i'm going to use your tax money from welfare payments