I'd like to second Jim Bernstein's remarks with the added comment that objectifying people fails to recognize how personal circumstances can change over time.
Someone who may not be in good financial graces in the summer of one year may be a routine depositor at a bank a little further on in time. I remember a sad scene where someone was in credentials and thus financial limbo until their birth certificate arrived after a delay of several weeks. They were able to function informally in interim because informal alternatives have been around longer than banks. It's all very well to prefer good order in these matters but there are lots of ordinary folks who have to work with these challenges for reasons beyond their control. Chemical dependency recovery is a good example of this environment where someone has to rebuild their life and it can take a long time. Such people could be living just about anywhere and be invisible to their immediate neighbors - not that these matters are properly the business of such neighbors! It's a good thing we have ordinances and rules and commissions and such that are exercised in a public way because the tendency of a dominant group to want to micromanage their local setting can be pretty seductive. Fred Markus, West Phillips, old ward 8, new ward 6 (so far) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
