Comments on: Universities – why not take on debt..? http://kaiyen.com/blog/2009/01/31/universities-why-not-take-on-debt/ Why have 10 blogs on specific topics when you can have just 1 with all kinds of random topics? Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:17:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kaiyen http://kaiyen.com/blog/2009/01/31/universities-why-not-take-on-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-418 kaiyen Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:30:09 +0000 http://kaiyen.com/blog/?p=364#comment-418 Well, as a business, the model makes sense. Liquidity problem + low margins = need for infusion of cash to (hopefully) invest in capital and improve productivity to increase margins. And the issue here is that you're saying universities don't need to take on debt. Well, they need money. Debt is one way to get money. Well, as a business, the model makes sense. Liquidity problem + low margins = need for infusion of cash to (hopefully) invest in capital and improve productivity to increase margins.

And the issue here is that you’re saying universities don’t need to take on debt. Well, they need money. Debt is one way to get money.

]]> By: Debbie http://kaiyen.com/blog/2009/01/31/universities-why-not-take-on-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Debbie Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:46:18 +0000 http://kaiyen.com/blog/?p=364#comment-416 Ok...prima fascia your argument makes sense, but WHY? Why should a university, with razor thin "margins" as it is, take on debt if it doesn't need to? Debt = more cost and the cost of higher ed has already been dramatically outpacing inflation for years. Ok…prima fascia your argument makes sense, but WHY? Why should a university, with razor thin “margins” as it is, take on debt if it doesn’t need to? Debt = more cost and the cost of higher ed has already been dramatically outpacing inflation for years.

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