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Old 08-03-2007, 04:22 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I wonder how downtown Austin would respond if someone was standing on the corner with a sign that said

"Jesus loves you"
"Vote Republican"

And so on...I wonder if it would be so "live and let live"
I would imagine that the person wouldn't be treated negatively, just ignored for the most part.

The only time you will ever see Austinites get mad about anything is when the city government tries to do something that improves or worsens the traffic situation (notice that I said both... it's a lose-lose issue here).
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Old 08-03-2007, 11:27 PM
 
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Probably because when they do that it gets worse before it gets better?

I love these frontage roads. We never had stuff like that in California (parts where I was anyway).
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Old 08-04-2007, 09:31 AM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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I like frontage roads too. They didn't have them in Colorado, and it took some getting used to, for sure. I think one of the differences of not having them, is that it encourages development to occur off the highway, so if you need to get gas or whatever, you have to leave the highway, go into town to do it. You can't just exit the freeway, get something right on the frontage, then hop back on. There are a few towns in Texas like that as well, since some of them don't have freeways running right next to them.
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Old 08-04-2007, 01:03 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I like frontage roads too. They didn't have them in Colorado, and it took some getting used to, for sure. I think one of the differences of not having them, is that it encourages development to occur off the highway, so if you need to get gas or whatever, you have to leave the highway, go into town to do it. You can't just exit the freeway, get something right on the frontage, then hop back on. There are a few towns in Texas like that as well, since some of them don't have freeways running right next to them.
To be honest, I think that method of development is much better than what we have in Texas. The interstates were never meant to run through the middle of cities. Ideally, the cities are located off the interstate so that only the traffic that needs to go to them, does. All the through traffic (inter-state) stays outside of the city instead of needlessly clogging the road with cars that are just "passing through".
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Old 08-04-2007, 09:41 PM
 
Location: Austin 'burbs
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"F*** taxes, the upper class, the religious right, and Bush!! Long-hair revolution!"
Sounds like Seattle. And San Francisco. And DC. And NY... and really any other city.
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Old 08-04-2007, 09:58 PM
 
Location: St. Louis, MO
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I will put $5 in your PayPal account if you start a thread entitled "Why I am Pro-Tax" and thoughtfully explain your position as it relates to your existence in Austin, TX.
You are lucky I don't have a Pay-Pal account because I'm neutral on the tax issue
for most people that means "extremely pro-tax"

I'm not against taxes,
I'm just against spending tax money on stupid things (stadiums, donations to other countries, etc)
but taxes "could" pay for free health care, parks, zoos, subways, etc.
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Old 08-04-2007, 10:31 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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...but taxes "could" pay for free health care, parks, zoos, subways, etc.
Provided the money gets where it's supposed to get to...

Free health care? Oh but that's socialism. Unlike Public Education, Fire and Police, waste management, etc...which by the way, are payed for by tax payers(i.e. socialist).
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Old 08-05-2007, 08:41 AM
 
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Provided the money gets where it's supposed to get to...

Free health care? Oh but that's socialism. Unlike Public Education, Fire and Police, waste management, etc...which by the way, are payed for by tax payers(i.e. socialist).
Forgot to mention: Social security, welfare, food stamps, WIC, etc.

In some countries (I'm sure they are "evil") people get free health care and free college education all paid by the "evil" taxes.
That would be very bad.... for the banks that give college loans, credit cards, the military, etc, etc.
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Old 08-05-2007, 11:29 AM
 
Location: NW Austin, TX
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Forgot to mention: Social security, welfare, food stamps, WIC, etc.

In some countries (I'm sure they are "evil") people get free health care and free college education all paid by the "evil" taxes.
That would be very bad.... for the banks that give college loans, credit cards, the military, etc, etc.
And don't forget, it would be veryVERYvery bad for the drug dealers (on the one side) and prison guards (on the other) who would fear for their jobs if we were a healthier, better educated nation.

TX Griff
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Old 08-05-2007, 11:51 AM
 
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You are lucky I don't have a Pay-Pal account because I'm neutral on the tax issue
for most people that means "extremely pro-tax"

I'm not against taxes,
I'm just against spending tax money on stupid things (stadiums, donations to other countries, etc)
but taxes "could" pay for free health care, parks, zoos, subways, etc.

Yes, I am very lucky that you don't have a PayPal account...

Ummm...and no, being neutral never translates to being pro or con anything.

I too agree that spending money - and let's not forget that this is money that was taken from you and me - and spending it on stadiums, Israel, or other things that provide zero return for our investment, is detestable.
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