Plan to build a 45 million dollar cyclist bridge along Lakeshore Drive gets ok (Chicago: house, schools)

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by Irishtom29

You don't know what's going on, not that it stops you from flapping your jibs anyway. The people up there are upset more because they are threatened with losing their right to collective bargaining than because they might have to make concessions.

This isn't about concessions from government workers, it's about destroying unions, something right wingers have always wanted to do.

exactly. and what the hell has this country come to when it's acceptable for a corporation to masquerade as a "person," gobble other corporations and then use that aggregate market share power to dictate terms, yet, real honest-to-god flesh-and-blood people can't band together?

insanity.

every single person who doesn't support Wisconsin's public service sector ought to voluntarily give up their health benefits, vacation and sick time, and everything else organized labor bled dearly for.

[cubssoxfan]

Originally Posted by Irishtom29

You don't know what's going on, not that it stops you from flapping your jibs anyway. The people up there are upset more because they are threatened with losing their right to collective bargaining than because they might have to make concessions.

This isn't about concessions from government workers, it's about destroying unions, something right wingers have always wanted to do.

Cart before horse. This happens when I rely on a snippet from TV news instead of more thorough reading.
Instantly taking away collective bargaining is heavy handed.
The % contributions increase being asked for are generally fair.
Instant implementation may be unfair (vs. phasing in over 3 years)

The taxing users of the path stuff is nonsense.

Mixed feelings about the bridge. It's needed and will be there for a very long time. Would a simpler design cut the price down by 10%, 30%??

[tonythetuna]

Originally Posted by Irishtom29

I don't want this thing and for a selfish reason; I don't want it made easier for North Siders to cross the river and infest the far less crowded and pleasant south end of the path.

You may have to construct some machine gun towers down there if it is built.

[tonythetuna]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

You totally missed my point - which was directed at Tony.

So don't go complaining about taxes when you are simultaneously demanding more services that require taxes.

I am not demanding more services.

[chikid]

^^^We should probably tax the southside residents if we are going to have machine gun towers built to prevent northsiders from coming to the southside. Right?

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by chikid

^^^We should probably tax the southside residents if we are going to have machine gun towers built to prevent northsiders from coming to the southside. Right?

Actually some of my best friends are Northsiders.

[prairiestate]

Finally, rich white people on the north side get something from the city!

Oh, wait a minute...

[tonythetuna]

Originally Posted by prairiestate

Finally, rich white people on the north side get something from the city!

Oh, wait a minute...

Yeah, wait a minute is right. The bridge will not be located on the northside.

Downtown is neutral territory.

[tonythetuna]

Originally Posted by chikid

^^^We should probably tax the southside residents if we are going to have machine gun towers built to prevent northsiders from coming to the southside. Right?

You have no sense of humor do you?

And people call me and Irishtom crotchety.

[chicagojlo]

In Holland where biking ranks as one of the most common forms of transportation, cyclists are required to carry 'personal liability insurance' in case they cause some kind of accident.