Vigilante wrote:
As an owner of dogs that can't use a dog-run I am glad those 2 quadrants are gonna be left open. I also hope that the plantings are not too tall. That'll turn the place into an enclave for homeless people and muggers. The Police and residents need to have sightlines from outside the park and as they walk through certain areas.

GeorgeWBush wrote:
Not sure if this has already been posted, but here's a fun little illustration of the size of the most recent runup.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2757699799528285056


Submitted for entertainment purposes only.

GnomeGeneral wrote:
"seriously trollgeneral! love it or leave it. you should move out to the country and get yourself some cows."

Yah dude I'll be movin to the country and eatin me some peaches as soon as the condo sells. Cept the Puerto Ricans are making my street look less desirable to potential buyers. So if my place don't sell, I'm gettin a pickup truck with a horn that plays Lynyrd Skynyrd and buyin a rifle. Goddamit - eff whole foods - we need us a wallmart!

crushthedemoniac wrote:
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I would really like to see some of the puerto rican social clubs close down. There are some decent people hanging out there for the most part, but they make the block look like shit. What's with all the crap sitting outside? Are they selling that stroller/grass mower/stuffed monkey or just displaying it for some retarded aesthetic value? What's with the flags all over the place? And is it really necessary to blow your "La Cucaracha-playing" horn at 7 am on a saturday?

It's called city living.

skepticalhook wrote:
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regulator wrote:
youre not answering the question, "skepticalhook". i posed a legitimate scenario where the illegal immigrants would now all be legal tax paying residents. and, since you are a representative of those with the viewpoint that all illegals are bad, then i wanted to know your thoughts on where the hate against them would be re-directed now that they would (presumably) be legal.

Well "regulator", I thought you would have been able to get my point, but I will spell it out in simpler language for you to understand in this hypothetical, which I hope is not a "legitimate scenario". I place them with all drains on society in the unfortunate event that some amnesty is granted. Legal does not mean that they contribute to society in any meaningful way. I place them with the unwed mothers of 6 who do nothing more than raise criminals. I place them with the welfare cheats. I suspect I place them with you, regulator.

And this "hate" that you speak of (and why is it that anyone who disagrees with a liberal agenda is deemed a hater?) is for a society that wants to police itself only when it is politically correct to do so. That taxes the working who try to do things legally, just to pay for the lazy. I went to highschool, , college, grad school; avoided trouble; so that I could succeed. And I would say a good portion of my "rewards" goes for those who had a much better time and ignored society's rules. No one has personal responsibility under a welfare state.

In any event, I think for the most part "illegals" are good moral, hardworking people, but what part of illegal do you not understand. I just think the world would be better off if they did their hardworking back at home, rather than sending $$$ back there and contributing nothing here.

And K-Lo--offering drivers licenses will not, for the most part, mean that those you don't want on the road will be licensed and have insurance. It's just a first step towards regulator's legalization.

Vigilante wrote:
Do these people have any idea what the residents of Montclair pay in property taxes? I have friends who are paying over $25,000 a year. Those taxes will be going up soon enough.

kitten wrote:
I know what he did was totally screwed up and wrong, but at the same time, I feel like it wasn't THAT crazy... I mean, everyone is losing money and is just supposed to deal with it. He was feeling completely powerless. I think it was just his way of getting back at someone or something. Doing something with his anger, lashing out...

not that i condone it

jennymayla wrote:
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Hey mama, sorry to hear that you need to embellish some facts in order to make yourself appear more interesting. But hey, I guess you kinda have to in order to make your .5 cent deposit in every conversation more interesting. I believe there's a point when acceptance and "open-mindedness" becomes naivety. And that's exactly what I've observed from many of your posts. It's all peace, love and hair grease. Sorry I stomped on your rainbow colored sunglasses. As for yourself and your friends, not interested thanks. Probably wouldn't have much in common. Unless you're challenging me to a duel? Hey...were you threatening me cornholio?

I know, I know, positivity is such a downer and annoyance to folks like you. That's always interesting, how people have to try to rip down others with personal attacks. Classy stuff. I'm glad I was entertaining enough for you to remember me, let alone feel such venom towards me.

You don't intimidate me with your nastiness, by the way. It's all in good fun. For me, at least. Cuz I'm so naive and all.

Rock on with your scary bad self.

NewHeights wrote:
crushthedemoniac- Ill tell you how gentrification helps a city.

I'll paint a picture for you hows that.

A 20 unit rent controlled building with most if not all of its tenants on welfare and section 8. There are a total of 40 school age children living in this building. thats 2 per unit(i'm lowballing its more like 4 per unit). Remember the parents don't pay rent,taxes and few in the building work. The annual taxes on the building are $15,000 per yr.

A developer comes along and buys the building He/she proceeds to negotiate with the tenants to buy them out.
They all jump at the cash offers to vacate.

The developer gut renovates the building meanwhile employing local laborers and contractors.

After 18 months all 20 units sell to the new condo owners. Yes many of these new owners are the dreaded yuppies.
The avg tax on this 20 unit building is 5,000 per unit. that equates $100,000 in tax revenue to the city.

There are now a total of 5 school age children(thats a high ball #, more like 1 or 2 children) in the building and none go to the local public schools. this is very common amongst yuppies.

These yuppies also pump $ into the local economy by dining shopping etc paying more taxes and creating local jobs for restaurants shops etc not to mention more useless govt jobs.

lets not forget to mention that many of the previous tenants that occupied the building and their children will end up in the legal system and increase the need for police etc.The sad reality is crime and poverty go hand in hand.

thats how yuppies help a city unless of course you would rather have a disfunctional city. if thats the case move to Camden,NJ. dont't forget to send us a postcard.

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GnomeGeneral wrote:
Seriously, just because the jackass can't shoot he gets off on a lighter charge?! The law needs to impose a mandatory vasectomy on people who are charged with a violent crime. If you've been in jail this many times, you should have to attain a license to breed in the first place.

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