Comments on: Guy F. Riekeman, Life U. president: $753,106

By: Michelle Bowers

Michelle Bowers — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:36:06 +0000

I just wonder why some have the time to spend writing negative things on the internet. I believe that everyone should focus on the positive! Do you know what Guy Riekeman has done for Life University? Do you know what a tremendous job this guy has done? More than I would have time to write! But I do plan on writing it somewhere important so that the world hears more positive!

By: DJ

DJ — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:53:21 +0000

Here, here, Jim. In fact, the amount of “private enterprise” that is subsidized by our tax dollars in so many ways makes the “less government/free market” wonks look downright criminal when you think about it. A lot of the “cheap stuff” we have access to in our privileged first-world culture is subsidized by tax policy and direct give-aways to for-profit (and apparently “non-profit”) companies. Maybe that stuff isn’t so cheap after all, and maybe it is not so draconian to require organizations that get non-profit status (or ANY significant government money/policy benefits) actually adhere to some (gasp) rules. Basic economics (you know – that mythical ‘free market’) would probably show that there is no way Life U could pay Riekeman that kind of money if they actually had to pay taxes, too.

By: Jim Walls

Jim Walls — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:47:14 +0000

It’s a TAX EXEMPT, non-profit private university, which means you and I support Mr. Riekeman’s salary (and many thousands of others like his) by having to pay more taxes of our own. Many people think profiting from a non-profit is a no-no. Sometimes even the IRS.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:38:35 +0000

Why does it matter what the president of a private university makes? Or any private institution? I must be missing the point of doing this…can someone please enlighten me on the purpose of disclosing this information?