So Keith - I suppose you don't see the positive in money being put towards livability issues and for the greater good of the community. The me-mine-and-our approach? We are communal animals you know.
This is a very simplistic approach here on both our parts - it's a much bigger picture with a large web of factors... Liz Greenbaum Longfellow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 7/16/02 6:49:12 PM Central Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:With parenthesis comments by Keith Reitman > ><< > Keith, (That is my name) > > I use services provided by the Green Institute. They run the Re-Use center, >which is a great concept and works very well.(It is gifted all inventory for >free yet does not pay it's "grunts" a livable wage; one long term HARD worker >I know earns $9@hr. It does not pay property tax, I assume. I believe the >retail prices are too high to be an authentic community service and I am a >professional shopper.) > > The Green Space Partners program of the Green Institute help community >gardening in the Philips neighborhood, primarily on vacant or unbuildable >lots.(Boondoggle Alert: I would like to see the expenses paid for with >government $$$ on this type of activity. Of course if it were funded by >profits from The Reuse Center; that would be a neo sustainable process. >Betcha a building it is not.) > > Yes the focus of the Green Institute is providing a better home and planet > for all humanity and it uses some very innovative projects to do it.(All >humanity, you gotta' love it, but I do not want to pay for this universal >empowerment with Mpls. Tax $$$. I wish Josh Kroll would reach in his pocket >for a coupla' hundred K for the Universal Good.) > > Are you against non-profits for some reason? ( Yeah, they are generally run >by NonProfiteers sucking my property tax $$$$ to compete with the private >sector, and without competitive restraints.) Not all organizations run on >the principle of the mighty dollar. (Maybe not your $$$!! POP Quiz: Who's $$$ >funds The Green Institute, Josh?) One of the concepts behind community >gardens is a chance to build relationships in your community.(Josh, build a >relationship with your sweat; not my $$$.) That is not something you could >make money on (at least I hope).((Again, spend your own $$$.)) > > By the way Green Space Partners, Sustainable Resource Centers, and few other >groups did some community gardening workshops and real need is for north >Mpls, there was one group from the North side working on a garden.(You do not >need my $$$ to make a garden grow or make nice new friends in the hood. Make >nice as a pastime, not a career and Leave my $$$ alone, Josh.) > > Josh Kroll (Parenthesis comments by Keith Reitman) > Powderhorn NearNorth > > > >> >_______________________________________ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
