Scott Persons: The reason I pointed out the issue of subsidies on the Healy block is because I find it a little disingenuous for those who may have gotten subsidies to improve their homes are some of the people making the loudest noise against investments that the rest of the community can take advantage of.
David Piehl writes: So, let me get this straight: you believe that because some people might have gotten a subsidy for their home, they are not to be taken seriously when they oppose a project they perceive to be a boondoggle? Lets get some help from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: mar�gin�al�ize Pronunciation: 'm�rj-n&-"lIz, 'm�r-j&-n&l-"Iz Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): -ized; -iz�ing Date: 1970 : to relegate to a marginal position within a society or group You are marginalizing people who disagree with you because you believe that somewhere somehow they may have gotten a subsidy. If that isn't bad enough, your assumption of subsidies is unfounded. For the record, Healy Historic District homeowners did NOT get subsidies. There was subsidy involved in the MCDA rehabilitation of the three homes they owned - those homes were sold at the market rate to new homeowners. I know it's difficult for some "big government" proponents to understand, but the restoration of the Healy Historic District has been resident driven, and the result of a lot of sweat and home equity loans. We're even paying 100% of the cost of the pedestrian scale lighting that was installed! Scott Persons: First of all, I didn't say STRIDE was responsible for Raucous Caucus, I said that if raucous caucus had the courage to identify themselves than we would probably see that some of them were also leaders of STRIDE. There is one way to prove wrong, and it has to do with signing your name to the material you create. Until the creators of raucous caucus come forward to prove me wrong I will let my charges of cross-pollination between the groups stand. David Piehl writes: Guilty until proven innocent! That attitude says alot about the PAC & the Excess Project. STRIDE takes credit for the material on the STRIDE website. What the Raucous Caucus folks do is up to them. If it's a witch hunt you're interested in, then that is up to you. Quite frankly - it could just as easily be YOU who created Raucous Caucus! David Piehl Central __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ 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
