Shauna Croom writes:
Then I noticed who gets employed by the chains: people of color, women, immigrants, young people, undereducated people or people in school, people who can only work part-time, the elderly, the disabled, people who live in the neighborhoods the chain crops up in.
It occurred to me that my protest against corporate giants may actually be hurting the people I care most about. It occurred to me that fighting to keep Walmart, McDonald's or Caribou coffee out of the neighborhood keeps necessary jobs out as well.
I welcome your comments on my quandry.
Dennis Plante responds:
Creating jobs in MPLS should (in my opinion) be considered a good thing. Whether they're created through large or small businesses. I've known small business owners that were both very good employers and very bad employers. And I've had experiences with large corporations that were both good employers and bad employers.
Anchoring a neighborhoods' economy with tenants such as Allina will (in my opinion) help create a full-spectrum of job opportunities.
For a City to be truly alive and vibrant, it should not only be a good place to live, it should be a good place to work.
Dennis Plante Jordan
_________________________________________________________________
Get fast, reliable access with MSN 9 Dial-up. Click here for Special Offer! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/
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.
For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________
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
