Under My Thumb | www.nytimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/opinion/egan-under-my-thumb.html

This NYT op-ed made the point that Washington's $500 million/year, 16-year subsidy to Boeing seems disproportionate when compared to the $250 million the state gives the University of Washington. What if the university threatened to leave the state like Boeing did? Can you measure the economic impact of a university in ways comparable to a company like Boeing?