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Comment on McGinn’s Budget Briefing: Gloom, Doom, and Reorganization by Not resident

Not resident — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:54:42 +0000

What are you? The resident idiot. I voted for McGinn and the notion that he's the fiscally responsible one and Dively's a spendthrift is moronic.

Comment on McGinn’s Budget Briefing: Gloom, Doom, and Reorganization by ratcityreprobate

ratcityreprobate — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:53:54 +0000

Thanks Greg, we all appreciate your sage counsel.

Comment on McGinn’s Budget Briefing: Gloom, Doom, and Reorganization by morning fizzy

morning fizzy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:47:23 +0000

” As, he said, will the fact that Seattle Public Utilities’ revenues are down because people are buying less stuff, and thus throwing less stuff away—reducing the amount of money spent on solid-waste disposal. “

How does reducing the amount of money spent on solid-waste disposal reduce revenues? Does that mean people are moving to smaller containers? If so, wouldn't the reduced costs of getting rid of it by the utility lower the costs to the utility? Or are people reducing the size of containers because the city raised rates and they are putting the about the same amount into those smaller containers?

Comment on McGinn’s Budget Briefing: Gloom, Doom, and Reorganization by iviola

iviola — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:46:05 +0000

I think McGinn gets “it” on some level, although the snipe at Dively is petty. This isn't a “v” shaped recovery, so prepare and budget for the new normal. Thats a good start, philosophically. Better than someone whistling through the graveyard.

Comment on No Money for Local Transit or South Park Bridge in Latest Round of Federal Funding by joshuadf

joshuadf — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:20:27 +0000

For the record, I don't like the Mercer redesign because it doesn't deal with the problem of too many single-occupant vehicles. There is a physics problem here: too many vehicles wanting to use the available space. Some of these drivers have good reasons to be alone behind the wheel, but many do not. Carpooling and transit are options. I'm not a traffic engineer, but I have to think that it also would help to dedicate at least one lane to freight (both local and long haul).

Getting back to the point above, the “accessibility for economically disadvantaged populations,” it's pretty obvious that this was just an excuse to fund Mercer.

Re “Not everyone can afford to live and work in SLU”, sounds like you have been fooled by Vulcan advertising. There are many low-income (Brewster Apts has a sign up if you know anyone looking) and market rate apartments (I live in one). In fact, only one condo project, Veer, made it to market at all. SLU is also very close to Lower Queen Anne and Capitol Hill which also have a ton of apartments. So… yes, anyone can afford to live here.

Comment on McGinn’s Budget Briefing: Gloom, Doom, and Reorganization by Resident

Resident — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:01:13 +0000

Oh for God's sake, give it a rest. Your guy didn't win, your other guy got a new job, everybody is still on the government teet (except for a few of the little people who actually do the work – they're expendable) so quit your bitching.

You undoubtedly have real work to do for the people of the city (because no one but city employees and a handful of Nickels partisans gives a shit about any of this) so lose your outrage and get back to work. We don't pay you to sit around and whine.

Comment on McGinn’s Budget Briefing: Gloom, Doom, and Reorganization by West Seattle Waiter

West Seattle Waiter — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:56:36 +0000

Its amazing.. McGinn is really really thin skinned. Blaming Dively is really weak and is not believable. He does not have the political capital to cut services and raise taxes. Unlike Dow, who the public will give the benefit of the doubt. What politician is going to say… “sure i believe in the McGinn administration plan to raise taxes and cut services.”

McGinn is in deep denial of how bad he is perceived by the public. Again wait to he becomes the focus of the national media comes knocking as the worse mayor in USA and it will and its only a matter of weeks…

Comment on Afternoon Fizz: Senate Expands Medical Marijuana Access by mathewrenndawgrenner

mathewrenndawgrenner — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:00:54 +0000

Wow, pot-heads now have more places to get there garbage. I got a haedache, I need pot. Oh, please.

Comment on DSA: Panhandling Proposal Isn’t Rich vs. Poor by ivan

ivan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:59:21 +0000

It's bullshit in Atlanta and it's bullshit here. Especially offensive to me is the argument that people “need to feel safe,” as if this was something that legislation could fix.

People have a right to be on the public streets. They have a right to ask you for money. People call me on the phone all the time and ask me for money. There's no difference. Enforce the laws that are on the books, quit this whining, and quit this disgusting pandering to fear.

Comment on Double Up at Nectar Tomorrow Night by Visit us sometime

Visit us sometime — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:10:42 +0000

Glad you changed the title, Chris. The first one comes across as supremely arrogant.

Comment on DSA: Panhandling Proposal Isn’t Rich vs. Poor by Anc

Anc — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:40:49 +0000

For everyone who sees race/class warfare in this measure, let it be known that Atlanta (with a majority black Council and black mayor) has similar regulations and even goes a step further by having undercover officers pose as tourists.

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