The Engineering Joint Council has a big fear of being 'like the ASUC.' Of course, this is selective. They hate the occasional partisanship and debate, as well as transparency of funding, that is part of the ASUC. But they love how the ASUC can hide where the money goes and use Executive offices to stifle dissent. Their arguments for hiding where the money goes are alternately whining and Orwellian.

Lowry said he does not support posting the council's budget online, citing his fear that it may result in public confusion over council spending policies.

"If people don't understand things they see online, they make things up," Lowry said. "People want issues."

Former Treasurer George Chao said posting the budget online "is too much work for one person."

'People might start questioning our expenditures and making us act like an accountable governing body.' Oh no!
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