To whom it may concern- everyone.

In Response to "Cracks in the Future" by Bob Herbert of the New York Times: Saturday, 4 October.


For me, college is important. Education is important to us all; without it, how else are we to make well-informed judgments in our lives and sustain our future and that of our successors? The budget cuts from Berkeley (and those of the other UCs and college system in general) show the lack of interest for available education for those of... not-so-well-off individuals. As a future UC student, I see these occurences frightening at best. They are a reflection of our state's inability to discern what the basic needs of its residents are.
If Berkeley, one of the nation's most prestigious universities, is unable to stay properly funtional in this time of financial insecurity and governmental inability, then how stable are the rest of our nation's resources? I believe it is time for our government, and its citizens, to realize what it's doing to the sustainability of our nation. Without proper education, the United States will only slip further into cultural and economic backwardness. Our elected officials need to realize the vital importance of our public universities: they offer vast opportunities to those who deserve, but would normally be unable to attain such advancement.
Countless go through hardships due to a lack of education. California, the United States, and the world for that matter, now, more than ever, need the opportunities given out by education and these universities. If they fail, it will leave us in declination.