| { |
| "question": "What are your thoughts on Trump’s decision to cut academic funding? Please answer briefly in 2–3 sentences.", |
| "comments": [ |
| { |
| "index": 0, |
| "comment": "I think it's ridiculous. Education is literally the foundation for all other professions. Without at least a basic education, our society will fail, and pulling the funding from schools only sets up a future of failure." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 1, |
| "comment": "I don't think it's fair to the kids. But not just the children there's adults that want to further their education" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 2, |
| "comment": "I believe it is determinantal toward the future of the country. Young adults should have avenues for education and cutting funding toward that is a negative long term. Research leads to innovations that can save billions of dollars and lives such as cancer research." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 3, |
| "comment": "Trump cutting academic funding is extremely foolish and short-sighted and will only serve to make the lives of the people of this country worse. Everyone deserves a high-quality and SAFE education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 4, |
| "comment": "I believe that there is some justification for a reduction in funding due to the marxist and radical left-leaning politics of American academic institutions. However, I believe also that the cuts indicate a freeze factor on independent thinking." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 5, |
| "comment": "I don't know anything about what you're talking about so I don't have thoughts on it I would need to know the details to form an opinion" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 6, |
| "comment": "I'm sure he has his reasons and he will definitely have a solution. Most schools run on funding to do research and give the best education, cutting funding without an alternative solution could bring a slow decline to the quality of education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 7, |
| "comment": "This is one of the worst idiotic policies coming from this idiotic and corrupt administration. Due to cuts to academic funding, academic researchers will leave and benefit America's competitors in science and industry (not to mention non-STEM fields)." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 8, |
| "comment": "He's hurting a lot of students who can't normally afford to go to college." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 9, |
| "comment": "I think cutting academic funding could harm students and educators by limiting resources for learning and research. It may also reduce opportunities for innovation and weaken the country’s long-term competitiveness. Investing in education is usually more beneficial than reducing it." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 10, |
| "comment": "This is the classic tactic of authoritarians / fascists. That's all. But then Trump's support base wants to be the very ones, later, complaining about all the jobless Lay Abouts who are a Drain On The System. (Well, no: that's the *public*-facing sentiment; the reality strikes me as being, the ruling class just wants to force more civilians into undertaking those low-paying jobs, which the rulers *know* are required to keep society running.. ..but, they don't want to compensate us properly for.)" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 11, |
| "comment": "I don't think it is a good idea to cut academic funding. Many people will lose out on opportunities." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 12, |
| "comment": "It’s tough for a lot of people I can see as I reserve, but in my opinion, just have to keep pushing forward, even though it may seem for some a long road ahead for success, but at the same time you have to push for as if it never existed and keep being innovative towards approach on achieving their goals" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 13, |
| "comment": "Almost all of Trump's policy decisions are excellent, so I'm sure he has good reasons for cutting funding to some universities. It's most likely due to their nefarious leftist policies and actions of some kind." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 14, |
| "comment": "I believe it undermines the future of young americans, as well as the trust in our institutions." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 15, |
| "comment": "I feel that Trump cutting academic funding is a strategic move on his part. He prefers Americans to be dumb so he can control them easier." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 16, |
| "comment": "I think this is horrible. A nation's future is based off the future's education. This is proven time and time again, strong economies come from students with strong educations." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 17, |
| "comment": "I get that we need to cut back on wasteful spending, but if we cut too much from schools and research, we could hurt innovation and limit chances for young people. It’s better to find a balance save money where we can, but still invest in education and research for the future." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 18, |
| "comment": "It's a shame. Funding for almost everything that helps people are now diverted to fund the world's biggest Gestapo police to harass POC citizens" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 19, |
| "comment": "I don't think this is a wise decision. Academic funding is critical for public school students to get set up for success." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 20, |
| "comment": "It's an incredibly moronic thing to do. He's just upset that they aren't doing what he, himself, wants. All he's doing is hurting the the future generation from learning." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 21, |
| "comment": "I think it's horrible. One of the worst thing a US president can do the youth and our elders in our society. Seems like our own president hates America." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 22, |
| "comment": "I don't think this cut is a good idea. Education in America is already not seen as important as it should be and now Trump is making that even worse." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 23, |
| "comment": "I think it will be detrimental to progress across the board. Every field will be affected and there will be a dark mark upon the United States institutions when it comes to attracting the best and brightest. People that are doing research will opt to do it overseas where there is funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 24, |
| "comment": "Cutting academic funding risks harming research and education. It could limit opportunities for students and slow innovation." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 25, |
| "comment": "This administration has been dismantling every good thing in this country from the top down, and this one will hurt our children if this decision is not reversed. This country is already horrendous for access to education and literacy rate, there is zero reason to cut funding, and it's entirely out of control over the public to make them less intelligent and more likely to fall to fascism." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 26, |
| "comment": "I think it's terrible and will greatly impact (negatively) research at universities throughout the country, especially medical research." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 27, |
| "comment": "Honestly, cutting academic funding feels pretty short-sighted. It saves some cash now, but it’s gonna hurt our kids and students and slow down progress in the long run." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 28, |
| "comment": "No strong feeling on it. Initial belief is education needs an overhaul and cuts may lead to something better instead of mountains of debt for graduates." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 29, |
| "comment": "I think it is terrible. I am very upset about how much it is destroying important research." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 30, |
| "comment": "Sounds like a bad idea. Trump could cut other things but why academic? We need more educated people in the world." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 31, |
| "comment": "It's what he wants, to keep the general population uneducated and to funnel the money to other places so he can fund his tax cuts for the rich." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 32, |
| "comment": "If true, I believe this to be very bad. Education is something that we as a society should be investing in. Having less educated individuals will mean that society will be more easily manipulated." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 33, |
| "comment": "I think it is ridiculous and just awful. I don't think academic funding should be cut because education is the way out for our children, and we need to help them in school." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 34, |
| "comment": "I think that Trump should not have made the decision to cut academic funding because it is important to maintain the education of all. I think that it was not in good taste for trump to do that." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 35, |
| "comment": "I don't think anything good will come of Trump cutting academic funding. The only thing that will happen is our population will continue to fall behind everyone else in other countries when it comes to education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 36, |
| "comment": "I think his decision to cut funding for education is very short sighted and will lead to problems further down the line such as skill gaps and a lack of capable workforce. I hope that our education system will be able to pull through and continue as is despite the setbacks they were already facing with a lack of funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 37, |
| "comment": "i think its great..the school boards misuse the funding. The kids dont see most of the funding" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 38, |
| "comment": "I think Trump's decision to cut federal funding in general is not a great one. Some cuts may have been ok but to cut funding having to do with critical health research being carried out by universities and to cut gender based funding that go toward initiates to prevent women being killed by men, women's health, etc. is very bad." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 39, |
| "comment": "The US government has proven for decades that it can not efficiently and/or effectively administer education-related policy or funding. Government subsidies of education have led to skyrocketing admission costs which are a burden on middle class families. Therefore, I support reasonable funding cuts and education largely being administered on a state and local level." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 40, |
| "comment": "I think that it’s a good thing. I think that these universities are indoctrinating students into bad things" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 41, |
| "comment": "I think it is an awful thing to do because students cannot reach their full potential since resources are limited. Additionally, researchers are unable to come up with new findings because they funding is cut, therefore unable to advance the country." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 42, |
| "comment": "It's not constitutional if Congress has already appropriated the funds. It's also undercutting valuable research, and if the funding also includes student loans or other forms of academic support, it's counter to our national interests in multiple ways." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 43, |
| "comment": "Social mobility is going to be a lot harder. A lot of research is going to be halted, meaning a lot of university research is going to see fewer students, which will impact us in later years. Universities will also begin to cut funding from smaller departments, which will take years to rebuild." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 44, |
| "comment": "I think that's a stupid idea. I think Trump just wants to dismantle all of society." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 45, |
| "comment": "I don't agree with the way trump is cutting academic funding as a whole. Certain aspects of his reasoning are sound, yet there's some underlying motive. Everything he does is part of a politicized movemen;" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 46, |
| "comment": "I’m kind of glad that I graduated this year so I won’t be influenced by his decision to cut academic funding, but I feel bad for the other students. I feel bad that families that can’t afford or barely afford to pay for education will probably be negatively affected." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 47, |
| "comment": "Trump is cutting academic funding because academia is focusing on things that don't have anything to do with education, and it has everything to do with equality equity inclusion and other things that could contribute to the detriment of national security and integrity of the country." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 48, |
| "comment": "I am not for the cut of academic funding in the US. Our education system has problems, but cutting it will just remove us even more from being a heightened power and we will fall back in the coming generations. Our children are already suffering when it comes to a decent education and all this will do is put us further behind from current generations will which have long term implications." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 49, |
| "comment": "I think Trump's decision is like everything else he does, with a lack of understanding or forethought at all. He only does stuff to take away things from his enemies because his fan base loves it." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 50, |
| "comment": "It honestly makes me feel a little nervous. I really need the extra income I earn from participating in academic studies to help me with my monthly expenses." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 51, |
| "comment": "I think that it is a terrible decisions that will have long term consequences. I think that it seems quite vengeful and doesn't take into account the ROI that academic institutions tend to deliver." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 52, |
| "comment": "Believe this is a horrible idea, from my understanding Trump is cutting funding to Harvard over a simple dispute, any funding cuts for academic purposes is a wrong and bad decision. United States already lacks in education department compared to many other countries, We must increase funding to better our future in America." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 53, |
| "comment": "Universities have been making large amount of money while giving people worthless degrees that simply rack up student debt. I'm not too bothered by these cuts. They also get rid of racist DEI programs, which is a sneaky way of saying we want fewer white guys. There may be some good things being cut here but I'm not worried about it." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 54, |
| "comment": "The cuts undermine US superiority in research, and contributions that help academics, science, and our economy. And they have disrupted a whole bunch of lives," |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 55, |
| "comment": "It sets back research and scientific developments being preformed at private and public universities. Classes are being lost and job cuts for professors and administrators. Public K-12 education is losing federal funding and future of higher Ed is in question." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 56, |
| "comment": "I think in the long run this is not a good decision because now more than ever our youth needs education. Without proper funding for education our youth and future generations will have less tools to be independent and be a strong working force." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 57, |
| "comment": "Trump cutting academic funding is unsurprising, as he (or rather, his Project) explicitly said he would do so. However, the fact that he is doing it in such a way like he is a mob boss makes the entire policy questionable." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 58, |
| "comment": "I do not like it at all. He has no clue what he's doing. How is the military getting so much funding but we can't even fund education and take care of our own citizens?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 59, |
| "comment": "I think its very irresponsible knowing the state of education and misinformation in this country I think he's doing this for some kind of moral high ground that does not exist" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 60, |
| "comment": "His cuts on cutting academic funding is horrible and has affected me personally as one of the programs I was in has lost all funding because of it. It will cause a trickle effect and affect various areas such as advancing research for healthcare purposes." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 61, |
| "comment": "I think its terrible, we should be investing in future gains not short term gains like limiting schooling for the youth during that critical developing time for them. I think it will harm future generations more than we think because its \"out of sight, out of mind\" type thing thinking about 100 years from now." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 62, |
| "comment": "I completely disagree with it, because our students are our nation's future and not having as much funding for education will negatively impact the quality of education they will receive. We could see things like loss of the arts, fewer extracurriculars, fewer teachers, large classroom sizes, etc. If we want a bright future we must put up the money to invest in that, education is the wrong place to make any cuts. We are already lagging behind in education on the global stage." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 63, |
| "comment": "I feel angry because I have family that is in college and in need of financial aid packages to go to school. Colleges in general feel like they have low resources, especially public schools, I feel like this makes it worse." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 64, |
| "comment": "I think cutting academic funding is never a good Idea. We need to invest in the future of our nation through education. We need to keep education affordable" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 65, |
| "comment": "I think it's wrong that Trump is cutting academic funding. So much of that funding goes to research and it's important." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 66, |
| "comment": "Only a stupid man would do something that stupid. Our children are our future and they need education. We're one of the stupidest country in this world. He would like it to keep it this way." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 67, |
| "comment": "Trump’s decision to cut academic funding isn't the worst thing. It will make research a bit harder to do, but still manageable." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 68, |
| "comment": "I think Trump is trying to force universities into submission. It is difficult to control people if they are able to think and make independent decisions. I think by cutting academic funding, Trump is forcing places of higher education to go along with his wishes in order to maintain a survival level of existence." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 69, |
| "comment": "I think it is a bad decision. Academics should not have their funds cut they should get more funds." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 70, |
| "comment": "I don't think Trump should cut funding, academics do play an important role in education, from teaching to researching different topics, they are already under funded, some important work could get cut due to no funding" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 71, |
| "comment": "I dont like this decision because it cuts academics funding. Which reduces the funds used for academics." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 72, |
| "comment": "It's wrong to deny opportunity to those that can't afford college. People, especially those that qualify for further education deserve to have a chance at life where possibly their parents couldn't." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 73, |
| "comment": "The implications of this situation are detrimental not only for our current generation of learners but also for future ones. By neglecting our responsibility to lead in the fields of technology and science, we risk falling behind on the global stage. The decisions being made now will have profound and lasting consequences, shaping the educational landscape for years to come." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 74, |
| "comment": "It's ridiculous and so harmful to so many. It harms not only students, but the country. Students make up a huge economy. Also, what are we going to do about doctors, etc? So many are foreign, trained here, and stayed. It's really dream-crushing and wrong." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 75, |
| "comment": "I think it is horrible. Yes our country's budget needs to be looked at and revamped, however education is NEVER where cuts should take place." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 76, |
| "comment": "I don't support it. I think funding academics is important to the further education and advancement of society. I think it's just a political play since his base is primarily un-educated, and educated people tend to lean liberal." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 77, |
| "comment": "It's all part of the conservatives' goals to keep the population ignorant and broke. fuck trump." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 78, |
| "comment": "I am very negative about this. It goes against America's founding principles, and serves to make America worse in the long run, just in the name of some so called \"Wokeness\". I think it will cause a brain drain in the near future." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 79, |
| "comment": "I am pretty upset about it because it affects my younger siblings and the kids of my friends and family members, as well as my nieces. I think we need a strong education system with qualified teachers to raise intelligent and not ignorant humans. I’m also upset about cutting the student down payment programs." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 80, |
| "comment": "Any kind of cutting for academic funding is not a smart idea. America is already behind in public education and we cannot afford to cut funding for it." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 81, |
| "comment": "I think it is smart to stop giving taxpayer money to schools that have large endowments. They can reduce admin costs to make up for the loss of funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 82, |
| "comment": "I think he does not have the experience or the background to know anything about the public school system. He should not be cutting funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 83, |
| "comment": "I never heard of it but if the institution is being one sided and biased, then the House, Senate and President can choose who receives budgeting and ho does not. It's common with every administration and nothing new." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 84, |
| "comment": "It is very sad that he has cut funding. As someone that works in a nonprofit seeing first hand how the cuts have changed how we operate has been terrible. We not only lost a program but are now unable to help clients." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 85, |
| "comment": "I think it is a dangerous and awful act. He is so selfish, reckless, and morally corrupt. This will hurt so many people, and the country itself." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 86, |
| "comment": "I do not support Trump's decision to cut academic funding. A lot of students need federal funding into order to receive education and without loans or financial aid, many people are at a disadvantage and cannot afford to go to school." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 87, |
| "comment": "He and his political group are trying to instill new generations of mediocrity and idiocy by reducing public funding in places it is necessary for public welfare like academic funding. I think it's idiotic and plays into some nefarious goal they have of controlling knowledge and what we can do to stop them." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 88, |
| "comment": "I support Trump's decision. Schools are failing on their promise and are more focused on pushing their liberal ideals versus educating." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 89, |
| "comment": "Yet another dumbass decision. He's literally only going to make decisions that make him and his \"friends\" richer and we'll all suffer the consequences. Academics have been struggling since Covid and this is only going to make it worse." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 90, |
| "comment": "I don't think it was a well thought-out decision. But I'm not well versed in political decisions. Who knows maybe it will change education for the better?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 91, |
| "comment": "I'm all for it. Most universities are vastly overfunded and sitting on huge endowments they won't spend." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 92, |
| "comment": "As with everything he does, this decision does not come from a place of intelligence. He is cutting the funding because concepts being taught at colleges and universities are too hard for him to comprehend." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 93, |
| "comment": "I thik it is the right thing to do.Why should tax payers pay for people to go to school?PEOPLE GRADUATE FROM HARVARD WITH TERRIBLE GRADES,WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 94, |
| "comment": "It’s doesn’t bother me. I had to pay for my education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 95, |
| "comment": "I think it is disgusting like everything Trump does There is no reason for it" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 96, |
| "comment": "What is important to know is what is being cut precisely! Academic funding is vague and needs precision. And each university has different layers. So this is a case by case basis and it is really important to know exactly what is being cut. If he is cutting the teachers that teach math that is really bad." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 97, |
| "comment": "I think our president has no problem adding more money to anything war related but when it comes to education he cuts spending. I think its one of the worse moves any president has ever made." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 98, |
| "comment": "We need to cut funding on many things to reign in spending. Academia needs a major overhaul anyway." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 99, |
| "comment": "That is the wrong decisions and it is illegal. The funding is useful" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 100, |
| "comment": "The decision to cut academic funding is a politically motivated one, designed to hurt people that the administration dislikes, from experts, researchers, and scientists to poor, minority, and female students. Cutting funding for academics at every level will hurt our communities and America as a whole for decades. It will impair our ability to build and grow and take care of our citizens, and leave us vulnerable to outside attack." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 101, |
| "comment": "I am not very happy with it because I believe that means that my student loans will be due. I have a save plan but I don’t think that’s safe either." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 102, |
| "comment": "I think education is one of the LAST places that should ever be cut. But they don’t want people educated. And it only takes a generation to start or end something." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 103, |
| "comment": "Its his choices. He is the big leader" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 104, |
| "comment": "I think it is a bad decision. teachers are already underpaid and stretched to their limit, and cutting funding means schools will need to make cuts which will impact students education which in turn will impact the workforce." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 105, |
| "comment": "I don't agree with Trump's decision to cut funding for education. Schools were expecting this money. In fact, Congress already put it in the budget." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 106, |
| "comment": "Irresponsible act by an egocentric wanna be dictator" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 107, |
| "comment": "These academic funding cuts are super devastating. They will affect the education system and further decimate our children's future education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 108, |
| "comment": "I am still in disbelief that this happend, I feel that this will hurt our standing in the world and we be one of the ignorant nation in the world." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 109, |
| "comment": "I don't agree with this decision to cur academic funding given that the academic setting has already been declining in quality for the past few years given the ordeal with COVID. Additionally, academia in higher education is where much valuable research and funding goes to support students, their endeavors, and future innovation." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 110, |
| "comment": "Cutting academic funding risks shrinking opportunities for students and slowing research that drives innovation and economic growth. Instead of solving budget issues, it undermines education—the very thing that equips future workers and strengthens the country long term." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 111, |
| "comment": "Trump once said he “the poorly educated”. His MAGA movement counts on a mass of voters that lack critical thinking skills. What better way to stifle these skills than buy cutting funds for education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 112, |
| "comment": "I think that it is a misguided mistake that will have long ranging impacts on our country over the next several decades. Many may not understand the research taking place or agree that it will eventually be useful, but you never know how discoveries and collaboration between different fields may result in wonderful things that benefit society in enormous ways." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 113, |
| "comment": "Im not sure, I think in a way its a good idea because some of these schools get so much money as is and yet still charge upwards of 50k a year. But at the same time it might affect the quality of education in universities." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 114, |
| "comment": "I don’t think it’s a smart decision. I believe that Donald Trump wants to make citizens the less academically intelligent, which means that they would never get out of their situation if they live in poverty, keeping the rich rich." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 115, |
| "comment": "I think he's being the dictator her thinks we need. He's not making America great again." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 116, |
| "comment": "I think it depends on what he’s cutting. If its frivolous spending then I don’t care." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 117, |
| "comment": "it's a horrible idea. We should not be cutting funding for this" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 118, |
| "comment": "Not only does it violate free speech but inhibits learning and expanding ideas. Academic funding is vital to our country's health and future. Without it, how can we equip talented people to develop ideas and products that will benefit all?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 119, |
| "comment": "It's sad. He wants everybody in the US to think and do like he does." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 120, |
| "comment": "I believe it is a necessary step for Trump to cut academic funding to stop incentivizing schools to push liberal ideologies. Schools are focused more on pushing these ideals than providing affordable and useful educations." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 121, |
| "comment": "Im neutral on the situation. The president feel like it’s the right move while it may not be, but sometimes we have to shift plans cause that’s life and nothings guaranteed" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 122, |
| "comment": "Initially, its not a great idea. But considering these universities that are getting federal funding seem to be ignoring the needs of their Jewish students and engaging in DEI teaching and hiring, maybe it was time for the federal government to take action and make sure Jewish students needs are met, and hiring is based on merit, not on appearance. So I reluctantly agree with the decision." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 123, |
| "comment": "I think that Trump's cutting academic funding has been blown out of proportion there's a variation of the same amount within normality of grants given compared to usual. He is targeted specific institutions for specific reasons but overall I don't find the academic cuts to be as large or accurate as is portrayed once we actually look at the statistics. There is not even 10,000 out of about 400,000 I believe or so grants cut." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 124, |
| "comment": "I have strong beliefs that academic funding is essential and supports equal opportunities for all people. I am not happy that Trump wishes to cut funding to education, research and studies that are focused on the betterment of all Americans." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 125, |
| "comment": "I think that is one of his many poor decisions. Trump is spending money on deportations, conflicts overseas, and cutting funding for academics is what he feels he can save with. He is also giving the largest tax cut to the rich in history." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 126, |
| "comment": "To me it shows that he does not care about the underserved community. They rely on funding for quality education and it wouldn't affect his family in any way. It essential for some people to have that funding in order to succeed." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 127, |
| "comment": "I do not agree with this decision. I think smaller towns struggle enough to fund their schools, especially with troubled or special needs students. This has been a concern to many teachers I know personally." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 128, |
| "comment": "This is one of the worse decisions to make from our leader. Funds should be added to education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 129, |
| "comment": "Academic funding is critical. Trump is using it to promote his values. It is important that schools are not beholden to to the federal government. Academic funding goes to important research on many subjects." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 130, |
| "comment": "I believe that he is doing the right thing and moving the country in a positive direction" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 131, |
| "comment": "We should not be funding universities that indoctrinate their students or allow violent protests against a certain race. Harvard has an enormous amount of money already. They do not need public assistance. I approve" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 132, |
| "comment": "I do not approve. It seems anti-education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 133, |
| "comment": "I approve of President Trump's decision to cut academic funding because of anti-semitism. These institutions should receive no funds whatsoever." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 134, |
| "comment": "I am strongly against such a decision. Academic funding is one of the areas we should be putting more money into, not less. The gains down the line both technological and innovative are greater than the costs that we spend today on such investments." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 135, |
| "comment": "Absolutely terrible decision. Investment into education leads to huge ROI" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 136, |
| "comment": "I think this is not the best move when it comes to reallocating resources. I think education is important especially in a world where a lot of people do not know how to decipher all the information coming at them through their phones. Kids have access to a lot of information really early in life, and should have the same access to a good education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 137, |
| "comment": "I think it's a bad mistake, and it will make people less likely to go to school. It will have to make people dumb." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 138, |
| "comment": "I think it is a terrible decision and I deeply disagree with it. I think it is a complete overreaction to some unfortunate woke sensibilities on some universities. However, now it is seriously undercutting university's needs for scholarships and research funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 139, |
| "comment": "I think our President's decision to cut academic funding is hurtful to the students who want to further their education. This decision will hurt people who can't afford to pay for a college education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 140, |
| "comment": "to cut funding and stop reasearch of programs that can help so many americans is a crime. his false narrative should be called out" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 141, |
| "comment": "I think it is long overdue. Private colleges for one should live off of their own fat endowments which should be taxed. Public schools are over funded and under performing." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 142, |
| "comment": "I strongly support it ." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 143, |
| "comment": "I don't like it, funding for academics is key to make our country great. Without it, our workforce becomes less skilled." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 144, |
| "comment": "I think it makes sense. As far as the department of education, we have been putting a lot of money into something that doesn’t seem to be doing any good. As far as cutting funding to colleges, we shouldn’t be funding private colleges." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 145, |
| "comment": "I don't like it. Teachers are underpaid." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 146, |
| "comment": "I don't necessarily approve of the cuts, but it's better than making cuts in other areas such as healthcare. Education is important , but there is already a lot of money poured into academics and our kids are not being properly educated." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 147, |
| "comment": "His priorities make no sense to me. If his mantra is to \"make America Great Again,\" I have no idea why he would want to cripple one of the greatest engines of American power and ingenuity (higher ed). It's almost as if his priorities are not what he says they are." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 148, |
| "comment": "I think with the way schools and Universities have been run in the very recent past, his decision is a prudent one. I know his intent is to get them to \"get with the program\" or lose funding. Trump wants everyone to get an effective education that has nothing to do with sexual orientation or gender. He just wants everyone stop pushing child gender transitioning and focus on a solid education!!" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 149, |
| "comment": "In order to solve the problems we will face as a nation, we need an educated workforce . Colleges and Universities need to be able to offer curriculum that will lead to this workforce. It is not wise to cut academic funding and expect to have the workforce we need in our country." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 150, |
| "comment": "I think it's the wrong thing to do.He only cares about himself and his rich friends." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 151, |
| "comment": "This motherfucker better stop fucking with education or else he's going to have a country full of dumbfucks and for the next hundred years \"Trump\" will be the new word for stupid. I can't believe he got elected." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 152, |
| "comment": "I think it’s not fair we need to invest in our kids because they are the future. He need to be more consious" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 153, |
| "comment": "I think funding our future generations is very important. I believe this will have a negative impact." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 154, |
| "comment": "It is the wrong decision for all the wrong reasons. We need an educated populace but that is against Trump's plan. He is also using the issue of anti-semitism as an excuse, which makes anti-semitism worse" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 155, |
| "comment": "I do not support Trump's decision to cut academic funding. This directive not only affects education, but also funding for important research projects. It also added to unemployement because the education workforce had to be trimmed down as a result of Trump's directive." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 156, |
| "comment": "I think he is doing right on focusing on the core root of the problem. Because most people go to school to enjoy themselves too much instead on focusing on the career path they wanted to take." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 157, |
| "comment": "I think it is a bad idea. The current system is not perfect but the children need to be educated" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 158, |
| "comment": "I don’t think cutting academic funding is a smart decision. We already have a generation of people who aren’t motivated to further their education, and this just adds to it." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 159, |
| "comment": "I think he is making a huge mistake. Our children should be our first priority." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 160, |
| "comment": "I find it deeply disturbing—cuts to education are draconian, with clear intentions to reduce the knowledge needed to counter propaganda. Historically, fascist regimes have made cutting education a priority." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 161, |
| "comment": "I think it's a foolish decision that will negatively impact many researchers, students, and university employees. And it's ridiculous and tragic that these efforts to cut funding are punishing universities that were simply encouraging diversity, equity and inclusion, and trying to create a more fair and just society." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 162, |
| "comment": "It's bullshit and the courts seem to agree. Trump is anti-education because only stupid people support him." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 163, |
| "comment": "I think it is misguided. This will set America back in many areas of research and knowledge, and will let our rivals take the lead." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 164, |
| "comment": "It is outrageous. Trump's support of this shows that he is aware of his primary voters: the uneducated working class. He prioritizes things only he cares about, while people lose jobs from this cut." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 165, |
| "comment": "I don’t see the benefit In it. I think schools actually need more funding to help out students and teachers. This is one area he should not cut funds in" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 166, |
| "comment": "This will make it hard for some deserving students to access quality education and can potentially lead to mass layoffs. I feel there will b blacklash" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 167, |
| "comment": "Im not a fan of it. Academic funding I think is important to a countries future success. With out it important programs could be cut and furture generations would pay the cost." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 168, |
| "comment": "I think that is just one of the many stupidest things he has done. He wants people dumb." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 169, |
| "comment": "Part of me thinks that the government needs the freedom to fund research based on some somewhat subjective criteria. Ultimately, you want to fund research that generates \"good stuff\". So I think it is important that universities understand that grants from NIH or DOD or whoever aren't entitlements - you have to actually work for them.\r\n\r\nHaving said that, I think that Trump's use of these grants as a club to compel the universities to bend a knee to him is completely inappropriate. Ditto for using these grants to compel the universities to abandon DEI initiatives. That kind of thing should be backed by congressional action, not just the whim of the president. So if Congress passed some laws saying you can't do DEI, then withholding grants to universities that didn't comply would be fine. (Not necessarily fine as a moral issue, but fine as a legal issue.)" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 170, |
| "comment": "I think it's a good idea for the wealthier universities. It is not fair that some kids get to attend the best schools because their parents are wealthy. I think all kids should have the same choices." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 171, |
| "comment": "I am not necessarily a fan of him doing that. I think that students should learn all they can that has went into the foundation of this nation, both good and bad." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 172, |
| "comment": "It might be a good idea to some because it seems like there are more and more people that come from outside of our country to go to college. Then, of those, some end up sending the money they earn back to their home country." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 173, |
| "comment": "I do not like it. There are so many other things he should cut funding on and academics is not one of them." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 174, |
| "comment": "I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ACADEMIC FUNDING BEING CUT. A LOT OF HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS HAVE LOST THE PLOT AND DON'T SEEM TO CONCENTRATE THAT MUCH ON LEARNING." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 175, |
| "comment": "I agree with it. If you want to go to college you should pay. Enough of the handouts" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 176, |
| "comment": "I believe there have been many instances when illegal immigrants have access to financial aid so Trump is trying to combat that. I agree with these education cuts." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 177, |
| "comment": "I'm not surprised, that man is an idiot. I'm sure it's a terrible idea if he's doing it." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 178, |
| "comment": "It's deeply concerning that Trump feels like cutting such funding is okay. Maybe to him, it is. But it disproportionately affects alot of students, especially ones with special needs who NEED that extra help and patience in the educational environment." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 179, |
| "comment": "I think it's just one more thing he's done to appeal to the ignorant MAGA followers he cultivates. They have no respect or experience with post-high school education or critical thinking and are suspicious of those who have. Trump pretends to support their stupidity, knowing he'll retain their support, but unfortunately that is going to hurt good students and promising research." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 180, |
| "comment": "Trumps cuts to academic funding are shortsighted and wrong for the success of the next generation and the country. Education needs to be more of a priority in this country." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 181, |
| "comment": "Totally disagree,its a decisiont hat will have rippling effects toward todays youth that want to achive mark in higher education. It will make the American educationsystem continue to fall behind other countries." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 182, |
| "comment": "Universities have more than enough money without taxpayer funding. They need to compete on their own value to the market." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 183, |
| "comment": "If they are not following his leadership as the president, they should have cuts. Especially if they are funded by people who are mandating unnecessary aspect to peoples lives." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 184, |
| "comment": "I think Trump has made a poor decision to cut academic funding. I think several issues in this country are founded from poor education. If anything, he should have INCREASED the budget to provide better opportunities for our children." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 185, |
| "comment": "I'm absolutely against anything Trump does." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 186, |
| "comment": "I think it was a great idea. People should be responsible for academic funding they borrewed. Nothing is free. Life lessons!" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 187, |
| "comment": "Education is so important because we are preparing the future generation. There should be no cuts but rather extra money set aside for education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 188, |
| "comment": "I really wasn’t aware of academic funding cuts. I would have to look into this personally." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 189, |
| "comment": "It seems like a bad idea. the money saved isn't worth less money going to education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 190, |
| "comment": "I wasn't aware that he was cutting funding. I would have to see where the funding was coming from and going to in order to form an opinion" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 191, |
| "comment": "This is a bad idea because our kids are our future and we all need to learn everyday. Him cutting back is not doing nothing but putting us back into slavery. They don’t want us to learn. They want us to be puppets and do what they say and believe what they say. This is not a good look." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 192, |
| "comment": "It is a very important issue for me. The POTUS is mistaken in cutting academic funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 193, |
| "comment": "It's ridiculous he wants to cut funding in all the wrong places." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 194, |
| "comment": "Terrible, it actually makes no sense. The US benefits greatly from having the most desirable colleges in the world, so why would anyone change that?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 195, |
| "comment": "I do not like it because it is neccesary funding that goes towards important research. I think it's unfair that he is able to use his power against people who do not have the same views as him." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 196, |
| "comment": "I don't think it's a good decision because academic funding helps researchers with money for new projects. New scientific endeavors will be put on hold if funding is cut; peer reviews are very important and require funding for the studies to be conducted." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 197, |
| "comment": "The policy will lower the quality of education, and students will suffer the most because of teacher dissatisfaction and financial problems for schools." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 198, |
| "comment": "I think it's a ridiculous decision. Uneduated people are easier to control and manipulate so I'm not surprised." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 199, |
| "comment": "Trump’s funding cuts hurt students and research, seen as political. A judge ruled some cuts illegal, protecting academic freedom." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 200, |
| "comment": "I feel that this is necessary to get control over the wasted money that is being spent in the academic world. This decision is long overdue and given the circumstances of the economy, it is something that needs to be done." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 201, |
| "comment": "He does what’s best for America, I support him 100%" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 202, |
| "comment": "Terrible idea like most of the other ideas he has. Cutting education funding is the last thing we need to be doing. We need to be slightly increasing it while optimizing where the money goes." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 203, |
| "comment": "I think it is a stupid decision. Cutting funding for schools where children go to learn doesn't seem like the best course of action." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 204, |
| "comment": "He wants people to be dumber because dumb people support him. He's ruining the country." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 205, |
| "comment": "I think that it’s a really hard topic because everyone wants to put funding in education but a standards have been falling for a wile and something clearly needs to change." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 206, |
| "comment": "Sad, destructive, counterintuitive. Like virtually everything else that Trump is cutting or cancelling or changing. this policy is arbitrary, ungrounded and will do more harm than good.." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 207, |
| "comment": "I had pell grants to go to college and couldn't have gone without them. Some of the research grants are quite foolish and I have no problem seeing them cut. Government spending has got out of hand." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 208, |
| "comment": "I do not support his decision. I think there are other areas where he could of cut funds. Education should be a high priority of the US." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 209, |
| "comment": "To cut academic funding Trump would shoe that he wants the United States citizens to lack knowledge and there by failing in all that it has accomplish and can accomplish." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 210, |
| "comment": "I think it is crazy. I think it is unfair. I think that many people will die because of the cut to funding on medical research being done at these universities." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 211, |
| "comment": "I am very concerned about the cut to academic funding. Education is the cornerstone to the future, and I feel that it is already struggling." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 212, |
| "comment": "Well, cutting money that goes to the department of education is not good. The resources help people across the states in many different types of demographics. Everyone has probably benefited from the department of education at one point in their life. I can understand the need for an audit of the department but just cutting stuff without having an alternative structure in place makes no sense." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 213, |
| "comment": "I think that it is blindingly short sighted, petty, and frankly, idiotic. It will decay the future of countless people in our country and will negatively affect the development of many young people across several domains (language and skill (maths, musical, sports, etc.) acquisition will be negatively affected; coping skills [like the kind learned thanks to disability services and or life skills classes] will not be gained). The frequency of social interaction will be lessened and there are going to be some children, adolescents, and young adults that rely on discounted lunches or meal programs (i.e. at colleges) that will end up going hungry." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 214, |
| "comment": "I think the decision overall was controversial but I understood overall why it happened. I think it was a violation of 1st amendment free speech." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 215, |
| "comment": "I think it wrong in some aspect, some people go to college for years pass the requirement and still never receive a degree. Then there are those that go to college and receive a degree, so it a can't win situation." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 216, |
| "comment": "I think Trump's decision to cut academic funding is politically motivated, but also not completely unjustified. I believe that the school-government relationship has gotten a bit out of hand, and with how expensive school is, they shouldn't need government funding to get by." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 217, |
| "comment": "I'm absolutely disgusted by these moves on his part, and by the abject failure of our judicial system to reign him in. He's aggressively engaging in an unwonted, unwanted, and unwarranted culture war between the ignorant fuckheads who elected him and the cultural elite who have our flaws but generally pursue justice and understanding, and it's inexcusable that Congress hasn't already removed him from office for this. History (posterity) is going to judge all of this." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 218, |
| "comment": "I think that is a terrible idea. I don't know much about it, but we need to invest in our children. They are our future." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 219, |
| "comment": "It's horrible, since all it does is steal resources from children's educations. It is unfair for the students and teachers." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 220, |
| "comment": "I think its motivated mostly by revenge politics. He is using a cultural backlash against left wing social attitudes to try to remove universities from their position of power and replace it with people inclined to agree with him. Universities needed reform but this is a very foolish decision that will backfire on us in the long term." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 221, |
| "comment": "Not very positive. Children will be the ones running the world at one point, and they need proper education. That will be harder with reduced funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 222, |
| "comment": "I think this is going to hurt me. This is going to hurt America too" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 223, |
| "comment": "I think he should have left funding as it was. It is not the President's job to make changes to academic funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 224, |
| "comment": "I do not agree with it at all. I think its terrible. He can spend $200 million to fund a new ballroom, but not education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 225, |
| "comment": "This is not fair . Trump decision is very not fair for the people. Academic funding is very important for all the students" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 226, |
| "comment": "He doesn't care about people. I prefers people to be uneducated" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 227, |
| "comment": "I'm for it, especially if it will stop funding worthless degrees. Let's get back to funding important things, not gender studies" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 228, |
| "comment": "It is bad for the country. We should value education and research if we want to excel in the world." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 229, |
| "comment": "I don't understand what exactly he's cutting but I would think our education is a priority when it comes to where funds are being allocated. I would like to learn more about what exactly is being affected" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 230, |
| "comment": "I don't agree with his decision to cut academic funding because this is not a smart idea. We need to fund people more in terms of education because education institutions cost a lot of money, so it really needs to be funded, a lot of people need to go to school." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 231, |
| "comment": "That doesn't sound good. Education is super important and has enough struggles without funding issues added to it." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 232, |
| "comment": "I believe that it is a blatabtly obvious attack on the lower and middle classes. It is an attempt to take advantage of tax payer dollars to further his own agenda, rather than serve the interests of the people." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 233, |
| "comment": "I think it’s an absolutely abhorrent thing for him to do. It’s clear that he’s threatened by educated individuals and his cuts to academic funding is proof of that." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 234, |
| "comment": "I think Trump is hurting the future generations. The learning experience that each student receives will be hindered. The schools will have to make cuts due to lack of funding. This will appear in the schools inability to purchase newer technology in order to enhance learning. The school will have to make due with the material they currently have which means missing out on updated material. Schools will have to probably freeze the teachers pay which may mean teachers leaving the academic field altogether. Any repairs to the school itself will have to wait. These are only some of the issues I see for now I am sure more issues will arise. Enrollment may also go down if the school is not able to provide an adequate education because of the cut." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 235, |
| "comment": "I think that Trump's decision on cutting academic funding is a great move. The US has been experiencing an economic uncertainty - with all of he overspending on foreign aid, government benefit programs, and excess funds for low quality research and academics; it's about time we stop pouring our tax dollars into initiatives that don't help." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 236, |
| "comment": "I think it is ridiculous. He is acting like a toddler and should not be involved with this at all." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 237, |
| "comment": "i hate it" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 238, |
| "comment": "I really wish he would do the opposite. Biden promised to forgive student loans and never did. It would be great if Trump made it happen. But he’s doing the opposite." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 239, |
| "comment": "I think it's a huge mistake. Education is important to our country's future. I realize Trump wants people who uneducated because they'll believe he tells them without question." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 240, |
| "comment": "I believe academic funding should be increased. A lot of inner city youth toss out the idea of eduction. I feel having more young people involved in academics would lower crime rates" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 241, |
| "comment": "I think this is a dangerous decision and undermines our children's rights to a high quality education. It will compromise essential medical and scientific research." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 242, |
| "comment": "Generally, I think it's negative. Particularly when it comes to funding going toward women's healthcare research at universities which is already inadequate as it is." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 243, |
| "comment": "I find this to be highly disappointing. There was already a severe lack of funding to education and academics but to cut it even more is honestly crazy." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 244, |
| "comment": "he has made a monumental mistake, he is taking undue revenge and his idiotic ideals are blatamt" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 245, |
| "comment": "I think it’s a terrible idea. People need to be more educated, not less. I’m sure he thinks that the less educated people are, the easier they are to control and brainwash. I am furious about his decisions." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 246, |
| "comment": "I definitely don't understand what he is trying to accomplish here. We may as well roll over and learn Mandarin if we lose our intellectuals and people who can actually accomplish things." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 247, |
| "comment": "I feel like him and his supporters just want to dumb Americans down and keep people stuck. Education whether formal or informal is so important to our growth. If we cut academic funding now what is next--shutting down libraries, museums, or other places that house knowledge. I believe this will be tragic and unless we fight for what we believe in nothing is going to change." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 248, |
| "comment": "I think that Donald Trump is literally enacting the authoritarian playbook. Suppressing the educated/intellectual class is always high on the list for an authoritarian. I think it's abhorrent." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 249, |
| "comment": "In not in favor of it. It seems to be overuse of power." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 250, |
| "comment": "I feel that it is important. I agree with trumps plan." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 251, |
| "comment": "I feel like cutting the progress and furthering of education is a horrible decision. Education should not be subject to the whims of the president." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 252, |
| "comment": "I think there is more context to this statement. This had a negative connotation." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 253, |
| "comment": "It's PRESIDENT Trump. I agree with some of his decisions but I am not convinced this is the right direction." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 254, |
| "comment": "Depends on whst They already get huge government boosts as the government effectively cosigns every loan" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 255, |
| "comment": "I think this is a short sighted idea. Education is vital to the success of any country. An educated populace is essential for a to grow and thrive. Cutting funding is only going to benefit the country in the short term. Long" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 256, |
| "comment": "It is a bad move towards our education sector. This will soon deny a lot of bright students from poor economic background" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 257, |
| "comment": "I think he's scared of people who are smarter than him. He has absolutely no clue what he is doing. Stupid stupid man." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 258, |
| "comment": "I think some of it is good because we need to reduce spending. I think schools charge a lot of money and rely on too much government spending." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 259, |
| "comment": "I think that he is trying to limit the intelligence of the American people. He is making cuts to many vital programs that our people need. I think that its a power play to make himself look smarter, but its an entirely idiotic thing to do." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 260, |
| "comment": "I do not agree with Trump's decision to cut academic funding. Children are the longterm investment as the future of our nation. They deserve all of the best resources and access to allow them to succeed." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 261, |
| "comment": "I am not familiar with Trump's decision on academic funding. But, in general, I feel like I wouldn't approve that action. It doesn't sound good. However, I would need the details of the cuts and the reason(s) why he cut academic funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 262, |
| "comment": "I understand the need to incentivize high education to follow the rules and regulations. I also understand the need to restrict the department of education as its overreach isn’t helping childhood education as we have seen a big decline in aptitude" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 263, |
| "comment": "I think it is incredibly short sighted. The covid pandemic has seemingly done great damage to a cohort of future members of society, and cutting academic funding further hamstrings development by sapping research and teaching resources" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 264, |
| "comment": "I think this has to stop. He is not making America great again. He is making things worse." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 265, |
| "comment": "I think that this decision is careless and have seen the impacts first hand on what this kind of decision can do to academics, particularly in the scientific research community. I also believe that President Trump and the people surrounding him are not connected or knowledgeable about this subject at all, leading to this harmful decision." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 266, |
| "comment": "I find it very troubling that Trump has made a decision to cut academic funding. There are several universities who depend on academic funding to continue doing there research. It also affect the workforce negatively as job cuts will probably happen." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 267, |
| "comment": "I have no issues with it and I don't think we'll see any negative impact. I personally think the funding cuts are going to be beneficial." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 268, |
| "comment": "I am not very familiar with this decision but I do feel some academic funding should be cut. Medical research and other kinds of important research should still be funded, but research that is not important should have their funding cut so the money can be better spent on other things." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 269, |
| "comment": "I agree with his decision to cut academic funding. I believe he is choosing to cut funding to useless studies." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 270, |
| "comment": "I support it. The cost of education has been vastly inflated due to a constant inflow of funding from multiple sources as well as cheap loans. The value a student gets from college education has greatly diminished, while the cost has far outpaced inflation for no viable reason. Yet, these universities still have massive endowments. Our taxes do not need to keep going to fund universities that already charge too much for low return and take loads of public money as it is." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 271, |
| "comment": "I don't feel academic funding should be cut. Education is an important issue and it is important that those wanting to further theirs has the funding that could make that possible." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 272, |
| "comment": "I think cuts were needed to be made since our country is running a $0 trillion dollar deficit. The academics are getting too much federal money as it is. Finally, a cut is considered a decrease in the rate of increase in spending so are we really cutting this at all? But yes I approve." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 273, |
| "comment": "I am staunchly opposed to all cuts proposed by the Trump administration. Not only education funding, but in general the trajectory of the administration is wrong. We do not need to make these cuts and in fact we should at least triple the budget for this area." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 274, |
| "comment": "I don't agree with this at all. I think this will hurt so many people and companies in the long run." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 275, |
| "comment": "I support it completely. There is administrative bloat, liberal indoctrination and many universities are not the foundations of discourse they used to be. They are factories to produce sheep and not critical thinkers." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 276, |
| "comment": "I don't find it surprising in the slightest. I think Trump and the MAGA conservatives have chosen anti-intellectual policies time and time again. It is disappointing for a first world country to not nurture learning." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 277, |
| "comment": "I am okay with it since we have been throwing money after the problem and our kids are dumber than before. I don't think money is the answer I think going to back the cirriculum that was working back in the 50's." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 278, |
| "comment": "I think he was right in doing so because the funds were not going to education but to politics and indocrimation, and they were allowing protestors to disrupt everyone else's college experience and turning a blind eye to violence." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 279, |
| "comment": "A terrible mistake given that the US is already behind many countries in educational excellence" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 280, |
| "comment": "I think the nation is taxed too high so this will ultimately bring taxes down. I think we provide to many benefits to those who are unwillingly to work so buy cutting academic funding it will force those who cannot provide for themselves to step up." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 281, |
| "comment": "he is awful and only wants a dumb populace. they are the only people that would vote for him." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 282, |
| "comment": "Honestly, I try to keep up with the news as much as possible, but I can't keep up with everything, minute by minute. Trump, doing something stupid, comes as no surprise to me, and cutting academic funding is something he would probably do. Two more years of this idiot and we'll be done with him, I think........" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 283, |
| "comment": "I had not heard that trump cut academic funding. I will have to look into this in order to comment on it. My first response is to want to know which type of academic funding was cut and what are the expected effects of this before I make any type of opinion." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 284, |
| "comment": "I have a negative opinion about Trump's decision to cut academic funding. Education is extremely important and withholding from it is incredibly detrimental" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 285, |
| "comment": "My thoughts on Trump’s decision to cut academic funding are that I feel like as though we need to cut spending as a country. I think often times we don’t realize that they don’t comply with what the government is looking to implement or the administration doesn’t support what the institutions are doing." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 286, |
| "comment": "We have no choice; the country is 37 trillion in the hole." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 287, |
| "comment": "As per his character, I believe his decision is based in jealousy. It also is a part of an overall effort to attain ultimate authority and must first destroy democracy from the inside." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 288, |
| "comment": "I am unaware of any plans for the Federal Government to cut \"academic funding\". I am aware of initiatives to dissolve the DoE but no knowledge of cuts." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 289, |
| "comment": "I think that this is a sensitive area to cut funding for. I do not like the fact that it may negatively affect our future generations." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 290, |
| "comment": "At this point in the actions of this administration I am opposed to every single thing proposed and implemented. The threat level to democracy in the U.S., to individuals/families, and global affects, leads me to reject everything." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 291, |
| "comment": "I feel that it is irresponsible. Leaving educational funding in limbo could be devastating." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 292, |
| "comment": "I don't like his decision at all. I think it will be very detrimental to America in the long run" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 293, |
| "comment": "t should be done because of the hateful and unamerican things these colleges are teaching. They have been looting the taxpayer's money for too long." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 294, |
| "comment": "I think Trump's decision to cut academic funding is wrong because this is something that should be debated through Congress. Maybe we are allotting too much to academia, but what is it going for? It could be going for irreplaceable research." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 295, |
| "comment": "Academics are an incredibly high indicator of a country's future success. Sure, that has to be more oversight to spending, but funding shouldn't be cut. I think it's horrible." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 296, |
| "comment": "I disagree with it. Cutting academic funnding is bad because academics are both the future of a single nation and the future of humanity progressing us further than ever before." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 297, |
| "comment": "I think that really sets school districts back a little. There is a lot of money needed for these schools" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 298, |
| "comment": "I believe Trump does not make best decisions for the country but only think about himself. His decisions benefits him. It doesn't benefit us overall." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 299, |
| "comment": "Not exactly sure what academic funding you are talking about. If it pertains to universities that refuse to follow federal laws then I am all for it. Why should my tax money I pay go to support universities that give out worthless degrees that are in no way going to get that person a job when they graduate. I would rather my tax money go to trade schools." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 300, |
| "comment": "I believe that the decision is going to stumble future generations. Trump doesn't know how to prioirtize funding" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 301, |
| "comment": "Terrible and dangerous actions. Will set us back decades for my lifetime." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 302, |
| "comment": "I feel it's punitive and ridiculous. We should be educating more people with better quality education specifically relating to mental health, compassion and coping skills." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 303, |
| "comment": "I think Trump’s decision to cut academic funding is not smart at all. Education is very important and cutting funding can effect the way students learn and the resources that are provided to each student." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 304, |
| "comment": "As long as the funding was not previously promised, then it is okay. However, if funding was promised, then it should not be allowed to be stopped." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 305, |
| "comment": "I think it is idiotic. Apparently he is incapable of realizing the value of a quality education." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 306, |
| "comment": "I think mostly he needs to stay out of the business of what academic institutions do. I disagree with his rationale to punish \"wokeness\" by cutting their funding. I hate to be mean but the only thing that man knows about academic institutions is that you can buy your way into \"gentlemans' C's\" at some of them." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 307, |
| "comment": "I believe that some of the universities are making it fine on donations by alumni. Funding should only go for research and to universities that are not using it for dei purposes." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 308, |
| "comment": "Education is very important however, if the money wasn't being used in the proper way, then maybe it was best to cut the funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 309, |
| "comment": "I think Trump's decision to cut academic funding is ridiculous. Why would you cut funding for something that is the root of income?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 310, |
| "comment": "I think there are too many people taking advantage of government funding in educational resources that are not enrolling in schools and keeping the money in some areas" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 311, |
| "comment": "I do not think the federal government should fund any universities, public or private, unless it is a national university. Funding should come from the states and private institution endowments." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 312, |
| "comment": "I think cutting spending is fine, and I'm sure a lot of what was going into academics was actually wasteful. It's too early to tell if he cut essential funds though." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 313, |
| "comment": "I think it's a ridiculous what he's doing. He's cutting funding to stuff the pockets of him and his billionaire friends." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 314, |
| "comment": "I agree with his decision because too much money is being wasted in higher education. Money is being wasted on research that makes absolutely no sense." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 315, |
| "comment": "I don't think its the right decision." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 316, |
| "comment": "I think it is a bad decision. Academics need more not less funding." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 317, |
| "comment": "I, think it’s very sad that he would something like that. It shows he doesn’t care about the young people that will be affected by his bad decision." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 318, |
| "comment": "Trump’s cuts to academic funding are short-sighted and damaging, putting vital research, jobs, and America’s global leadership in science at risk, intead of saving money, they undermine innovation and have already been judged unlawful by the courts showing how reckless the decision is" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 319, |
| "comment": "I think that makes it more difficult for Americans to get a high quality education. We live in a global word, and a lot of countries are more advanced in their education system. Americans are behind." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 320, |
| "comment": "It makes me feel a bit angry. Academic funding is so important to making our education system better. Trump should cut funds somewhere else in my opinion." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 321, |
| "comment": "I have significant concerns about the decision to cut academic funding. While fiscal responsibility is important, slashing budgets for research and education is short sighted" |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 322, |
| "comment": "Universities betrayed their core duties to prepare students for a successful life, to give them a stable and balanced understanding of the world, and to foster innovation instead of indoctrination. 90% of the hate and bigotry in society is now driven directly by social revolutionaries in the academic world who actively teach students to reject fair-mindedness and personal responsibility; to judge everyone only by who they are instead of what they do; to replace morality with self-worship while glorifying crime and ter*orism; and infecting the objective sciences with a deluded form of sociology that makes modern university graduates destructive to any company or government that hires them. Universities and their students are by far the most undeservedly hyper-privileged people on Earth, sitting on billions in endowments they did little to earn while demanding funding from the same working people they teach their students to hate; and it is the universities, not Trump, who constantly silence and threaten their political enemies, while Trump justly prevents the theft of our taxes by privileged academic aristocrats who think they can steal money from the working class with no one's consent while giving the country nothing but poison and propaganda in return." |
| }, |
| { |
| "index": 323, |
| "comment": "I dontike it I think it's a stupid idea and I don't think anything f shit be cut from any academic funding, there are so many. Other places where government and taxpayer money are being wasted and they should take it from they're" |
| } |
| ] |
| } |
