Originally Posted by
Honky Tonk
"If you really think about it ,how is building a new bridge going to be any different then what he has done?"
Though I understand your moral objection to this, have you actually visited the proposed route? There literally is nothing there sans a cement plant, and yes, a few residents. The residents will be compensated I'm sure.
"There are a massive amount of private interests that would like to see this bridge built and are in essence doing the exact same thing"
True. But now you have many people investing, [[see my previous post about clever people capitalizing on the bridge, traffic, and generating jobs and revenue), instead of one tax evading monopoly. Again, the State, [[read: You), gets the revenue, not a single individual.
Do you really believe it will ever be profitable?
"So now instead of destroying one neighborhood there is a possibility that another will also be destroyed,but it really does not matter because it was a lousy neighborhood anyways and was going downhill a long time ago and those people do not matter anyways."
All true. But it IS a lousy neighborhood, getting lousier daily. and it used to be mine. There is very little, if anything, "standing in the way". It is already has several major trucking and logistic companies in the neighborhood. Believe me, if someone had offered to buy up my property for a reasonable sum back in the day, I would have been out of there in a flash. And THAT is another difference between Moroun & Snyder. The State WILL compensate people for their property.
The state meaning you will be compensating others but there have been no discussions concerning this anyways.
"I think it would be very profitable to place a toll road through the center of Corktown,what you say you will not allow it ?"
When you tend your garden Richard, do you pull weeds or the floral? Corktown is densely populated and viable, still holding it's own. It isn't one burned out shell after another, abandoned long ago.
History repeats itself,every freeway in this country was put through a neighborhood where it was viable or not at the time.
"Next thing you know they are going to just start adding taxes to our tea at will,then what are we going to do? Have a tea party?"
In the Detroit harbor? ABSOLUTELY! Are you with me?
In a nano second.
"What is so wrong about allowing the people to vote on this?"
Nothing. Except after reading some of the comments posted after the news stories, my concern is people's awareness and vision for the future, not trumped up lying emotional flyers and TV ads.
I know,the problem is you are really only hearing one side of the story and most seem to be basing on emotions,the question is do you like making decisions or do you prefer others make the decisions for you based on what is in their best interests or yours.
I do not care about the bridge,my interest is what happens or designed to happen after the bridge and the way it is being done that is what I oppose ,the bridge is just the distraction and a link in a way bigger picture.
I don't see anything wrong with where the bridge is going, I don't see any increase in my MI taxes, and I welcome the revenue from the bridge project.
The defense rests.
