>From the Strib editorial..... "It's a happy occasion that cultural assets like the Walker, the Guthrie and the institute want to expand in the city. The institute's new wing is entirely privately financed."
Vicky adds...... Ditto for BUSINESS! With emphasis on PRIVATELY FINANCED. It's time that Minneapolis residents and politicians take a refresher course on the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment. If government actions deny a property owner the lawful use of his/her/its property, the government must compensate the harmed party. Summary: It's none of our business what someone does with his/her/its own money on his/her/its own property. I wish we could calculate the City's losses in jobs and tax receipts - that were the direct result of neighborhood tyrants running legitimate businesses out of town. On the West Bank, I calculate the loss to be around $100 million over the last thirty years. Why? Because a handful of squatters thought they were living on the prairie. Here's an example of testimony from the environmental lawsuit that stopped development on the West Bank: "The high-rise buildings block the sunlight from my hollyhocks." The result of this ridiculous thinking - the property tax receipts on the West Bank are about $20 million short each year (not to mention traffic congestion.) Want money? Then welcome privately financed businesses. Vicky Heller Cedar-Riverside and North Oaks _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
