Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it appears we won't be getting a streetcar after all. You can all thank Gov. Kasich for this. He's decided he doesn't support giving Cincnnati the grant money we were recommended for earlier in 2010. Without his support those funds won't find their way to Cincinnati. Without those funds our city will never be able to afford a project like this. It is very sad to see that YEARS of hard work will be going down the drain because of misinformed, close-minded, conservative, out dated values. We can all look back in history and thank Gov Kasich and the current GOP controlled Congress for keeping Ohio and Cincinnati in the same old condition it's been in for the last 60+ years. It looks like my wife and I just found an excuse to move to NYC after all.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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As a fiscal conservative, I'm extremely grateful to Governor John Kasich for showing some much-needed fiscal responsibility. Thank you Governor!
Typical childish commentary likely from a COAST or tea party Nazi. Removed.
To Balanced Budget: Good for you, your check books will be balanced but you will live in a state and city with absolutely no life. I can hear the conversations of new college grads looking for a place to settle down..."hey did you hear about Ohio? Its totally awesome, they have a balanced budget and no pot holes! Let's move there!"
I don't know why people are so emotional about this. I love downtown and support OTR (I'm a student and live in CUF), but isn't it just a fact that the state and city can't afford this project? Hopefully people continue to move to OTR, downtown, and The Banks, and then the need for the streetcar won't be as debatable as it is now.
I used to laugh at morons that called themselves "fiscal conservatives" in one sentence and revealed their ignorance of fiscal matters in the next.
I don't laugh anymore now that I realize the rest of us pay the price for their inability to comprehend moderately complex issues.
If you want to be a true fiscal conservative, study the difference between spending and investment. If you want to be an moron, don't study anything and let the Enquirer and GOP do your thinking for you.
I agree with you. Time to get out of hear. I've wanted to go out west for a number of years but the hope of modernizing this city has keep me in place. Now I've got no reason remain.
I thought one difference between spending and investment is that the gov't can do one but not the other. This is because gov't has no money of its own; it can only transfer wealth, picking winners and losers. Gov't "investment" includes all the stimulus that Japan and the USA have done in recent years only to detrimental (or unobservable) effect. What's heartbreaking is the exodus of people from the city of Cincy out to the surrounding areas over the course of the 20th century due to many reasons, not the least of which was interventionist gov't policies. If I am being mislead by history books than someone recommend the right ones for me, please!
You "fiscal conservatives" need to get a life (or maybe spend a little time actually visiting our city rather than hanging out in the suburbs) and stop listening to Glenn Beck for gosh sakes!
the streetcar is very likely to happen without the state money. and any harping by berding doesn't matter because he'll be gone soon.
state money wasn't essential, but it would have been nice.
the 'we can't afford it' mantra is sensible but completely wrong. it will more than pay for itself...many times over. repopulating cincy needs to happen asap
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