"Cities must return to a progressive focus on fixing their real
problems--that is, the problems of the majority of the people who live
there--not serving the interests of artists, hipsters, and their wealthy
patrons. Right now* school reform is often hostage to the power of
teachers' unions*. **City budgets**, which could be applied to improving
economic infrastructure, are** frequently bloated** by, among other
things, excessive * public sector employment and overgenerous pensions*.
In the contest for the remaining public funds, the knitted interests of *
downtown property holders*, *arts foundations*, *sports promoters*, and
nightclub owners often overwhelm those of more conventional small
businesses and family-oriented neighborhoods that could serve as havens
for the middle class"
That writer must be a fabulist...not in Minneapolis!!!
Thanks Mike, for revealing some common sense worth repeating.
Dorie Rae Gallagher
Nokomis
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