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Opinion | Wyoming’s economy in an age of leverage
- Wyoming lawmakers are considering significant spending reductions this year, including an 11% cut to the University of Wyoming.
- The piece argues cutting broader education and global knowledge weakens Wyoming's ability to withstand external leverage.
- The author warns that turning inward could make Wyoming more vulnerable to outside pressure rather than more independent.
- The piece emphasizes that trade and cooperation should continue, even as Wyoming defends its values.
- The author calls for resilience through diversification and informed engagement with the world.
- The piece frames independence as requiring knowledge and exit options, not retreat from Wyoming values.
- The article positions WyoFile as independent news for independent thinkers.
- The piece links budget choices to the state’s ability to manage energy and infrastructure amid global forces.
- The author argues that reducing capacity on education risks outward dependence and inward weakness.
- The piece frames the budget debate as a choice between discipline and understanding of global forces.
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