i agree On Jun 29, 2011, at 9:32 AM, Glenn wrote: > Marketing and branding the half million dollars for the Clark Park redesign > as "grants" worked very well for the plutocracy. > > This technique is used a great deal in our empire to funnel taxpayer money to > connected organizations! The common people are always told to shut up and > rally to "win" these grants, as if citizens are cheering for their hometown > baseball team! But the park redesign would have been seen as extreme pork, > if it were honestly reported as taxpayer money! > > > Now that the Clark Park redesign actually sits in front of us, have folks > been thinking about how that half million dollars of taxpayer money was > spent???? It seems like a ridiculous cost, when you look at the gravel pit > and yellow grass. > > However, if you remember that corporate universities take a 2/3 cut of grant > money, the cost of the redesign makes more sense! (The 2/3 cut was publicly > exposed with the "grants" for the upscale lighting on Baltimore Ave. Those > familiar with Penn grant formulas know this 60/40 ratio.) > > I wish people would recognize that privatization always costs the masses, who > pay taxes, MORE AND GIVES THEM LESS. (The deadly corporate health insurance > system is a classic example.) Instead of the city government controlling the > park, layers of contractors and subcontractors all extract more profits from > the remaining 1/3 of all available taxpayer monies. > > Please look at the new Clark Park and think of how absurd a half million > dollars sounds! It doesn't matter if you see the redesign as destruction or > improvement. > > Was the redesign worth half a million? Could half a million have been more > beneficial for basic maintenance in the neglected recreation centers around > the city? Do "market solutions" ever bring greater efficiency for public > needs at lower cost, or is that always a lie told by those hungry for profit > and power? Should grants really be thought of as "free money?" > > With open eyes, > Glenn > > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
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