Comments on: Henry goes after senior citizen’s http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:49:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Phil Marx http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-92486 Phil Marx Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:51:33 +0000 http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/#comment-92486 I attended one of the East Allen County consolidation meeting a couple yers ago in New Haven. My request was that after the process is complete, they allow Fort Wayne residents to secede and join their new City. I would gladly trade up. As far as the drug problems go, I have a difficult time imagining New Haven could have anything near the same problem as here in Fort Wayne. Of course, they are also covered by the same Fort Wayne "lack of news" papers as here, so we probably wouldn't know anyway. As an interesting side note, before landing here in "crack central station" one of the HUD homes I considered puchasing was on Green St., in New Haven. It was a bit more expensive, but it did not have bullet holes in the siding. I attended one of the East Allen County consolidation meeting a couple yers ago in New Haven. My request was that after the process is complete, they allow Fort Wayne residents to secede and join their new City. I would gladly trade up.

As far as the drug problems go, I have a difficult time imagining New Haven could have anything near the same problem as here in Fort Wayne. Of course, they are also covered by the same Fort Wayne “lack of news” papers as here, so we probably wouldn’t know anyway.

As an interesting side note, before landing here in “crack central station” one of the HUD homes I considered puchasing was on Green St., in New Haven. It was a bit more expensive, but it did not have bullet holes in the siding.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-92481 Sarah Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:38:42 +0000 http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/#comment-92481 Question, has New Haven managed to clean up River Haven? Stop any of the overabundance of drug trafficking in its town, not that Fort Wayne has one up on you there, just asking. Is East Allen County Schools still the system from heck I remember it to be, again Fort Wayne is worse but they make up for it by having more than one school system? Do parents still think that all they're dropping their kids off at Bell's Roller Rink on a Friday or Saturday night for is just skating? In short, has any of the filth I have experienced and moved away from been cleaned away yet? Question, has New Haven managed to clean up River Haven? Stop any of the overabundance of drug trafficking in its town, not that Fort Wayne has one up on you there, just asking. Is East Allen County Schools still the system from heck I remember it to be, again Fort Wayne is worse but they make up for it by having more than one school system? Do parents still think that all they’re dropping their kids off at Bell’s Roller Rink on a Friday or Saturday night for is just skating? In short, has any of the filth I have experienced and moved away from been cleaned away yet?

]]> By: Terry McDonald http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-92478 Terry McDonald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:09:07 +0000 http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/#comment-92478 You will all be welcome to move your businesses and homes to New Haven. Don't laugh, our leaf pick-up has been done for two weeks, streets are plowed within ten hours, you don't need to pay to have your street plowed in your sub-division.I do not intend to ask for a city income tax. Live, work, play here, you can be downtown in minutes for shows and the ball park, to the mall and the airport in a short drive as well. I feel sorry for you, but welcome you to our community. You will all be welcome to move your businesses and homes to New Haven. Don’t laugh, our leaf pick-up has been done for two weeks, streets are plowed within ten hours, you don’t need to pay to have your street plowed in your sub-division.I do not intend to ask for a city income tax. Live, work, play here, you can be downtown in minutes for shows and the ball park, to the mall and the airport in a short drive as well. I feel sorry for you, but welcome you to our community.

]]> By: Bob G. http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-92477 Bob G. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:01:53 +0000 http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/#comment-92477 Dan: While a sales tax might seem in order (hopefully NOT), I have a nasty feeling Fort Wayne might opt for a local "city wage tax", much like they did back in Philly (which is about 3 TIMES the state tax taken out, btw)... That is a big chunk out of one's paycheck there. It applies IF EITHER you LIVE in the city OR work in the city...a real no-win scenario. Everybody pays something (except the welfare masses) Nice money-maker for the short-haul, until people start pulling up stakes, and take THEIR money with them. No wonder Philly is damn near broke. Let's hope "The King" and his court don't read this...and get any ideas, hmm? Damn good post, Dan. Keep those hits comin'. Dan:
While a sales tax might seem in order (hopefully NOT), I have a nasty feeling Fort Wayne might opt for a local “city wage tax”, much like they did back in Philly (which is about 3 TIMES the state tax taken out, btw)…
That is a big chunk out of one’s paycheck there.
It applies IF EITHER you LIVE in the city OR work in the city…a real no-win scenario. Everybody pays something (except the welfare masses)
Nice money-maker for the short-haul, until people start pulling up stakes, and take THEIR money with them.
No wonder Philly is damn near broke.

Let’s hope “The King” and his court don’t read this…and get any ideas, hmm?

Damn good post, Dan.
Keep those hits comin’.

]]> By: Douglas B http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-92470 Douglas B Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:33:24 +0000 http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/#comment-92470 But what about the "progress", Phil? Like spending over a million dollars to screw Calhoun Street so His Honor Our Maximum Supreme Mayor can now drive home after work without having to make all those left turns..... But what about the “progress”, Phil? Like spending over a million dollars to screw Calhoun Street so His Honor Our Maximum Supreme Mayor can now drive home after work without having to make all those left turns…..

]]> By: Kenny http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-92456 Kenny Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:12:21 +0000 http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/#comment-92456 This should be the front page headlines of our local papers! I guess the in-laws will be moving in with us in their twilight years. Hope they stay healthy. Maybe our "mayor" would better serve his community if he spent half as much time fighting crime as he has in trying to get his casino or cashing in on I&M. Also, has anyone asked him what he will do with the money he intends on "saving" by taking the utility back from I&M? Great post Dan! Kudos! This should be the front page headlines of our local papers! I guess the in-laws will be moving in with us in their twilight years. Hope they stay healthy.

Maybe our “mayor” would better serve his community if he spent half as much time fighting crime as he has in trying to get his casino or cashing in on I&M. Also, has anyone asked him what he will do with the money he intends on “saving” by taking the utility back from I&M?

Great post Dan! Kudos!

]]> By: Phil Marx http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-92449 Phil Marx Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:16:56 +0000 http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/14/henry-goes-after-senior-citizens/#comment-92449 How about polling the citizens of Fort Wayne instead of buying manufactured reports to tell them what to develop (or not to develop) next? How about cutting some of his many propogandists and instead requiring him to make his case the way a fair and honest man does? How about cutting the 5% or so of the FWPD who simply don't care about this city. Since they seem to be among the highest ranking officers there, that would save a lot of money. Or better yet, let's just let Henry take the entire annual budget and bet it at the horsetrack. That's sure to make us some money. And if he gambles away our money at only $99,000 a pop, he won't even need to get Council approval. How about polling the citizens of Fort Wayne instead of buying manufactured reports to tell them what to develop (or not to develop) next?

How about cutting some of his many propogandists and instead requiring him to make his case the way a fair and honest man does?

How about cutting the 5% or so of the FWPD who simply don’t care about this city. Since they seem to be among the highest ranking officers there, that would save a lot of money.

Or better yet, let’s just let Henry take the entire annual budget and bet it at the horsetrack. That’s sure to make us some money. And if he gambles away our money at only $99,000 a pop, he won’t even need to get Council approval.

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