MSU pays too much

To the editor,

MSU-Bozeman just hired a new president, and taxpayers will pay $280,000 a year for her expertise — plus housing, car expenses, disability and country club benefits.

The president of UM makes $205,050 a year.

The Commissioner of Higher Education earns $211,201 a year.

Shouldn't these leaders set the example and take cuts in pay while Montanans are losing their jobs like those in my area?

Should we start hiring people who are more in line with Montana wages or allow the educational bureaucracy to continue this "leap frog" mentality that is now present in higher education?

Rep. Dee Brown

House District 3

Hungry Horse