Comments on Advance Indiana™: North Of South Deal: The Fleecing Of Indianapolis Taxpayers

AI, Exactly, that's why I cringed earlier tod...

2011-04-16T20:17:39.879-05:00

AI,

Exactly, that's why I cringed earlier today when a Libertarian posted something on Facebook about how great it would be if we turned the city over to private business and let them run it.

Have they been asleep for the last 15-20 years and seen what's happened with privatization and public-private partnerships?

It's a combination of the two, Pat. Today, peo...

2011-04-16T16:19:30.755-05:00

It's a combination of the two, Pat. Today, people working in government go out of their way to ingratiate themselves to people in the private sector with these sweetheart deals in order to land lucrative jobs for themselves when they leave government. The least of their concern is what the long-term implications of their actions are to the taxpayers.

This deal really does demonstrate that this admini...

2011-04-16T15:19:57.709-05:00

This deal really does demonstrate that this administration is either rotten or incompetent.

CK, I agree. That's exactly why they went out ...

2011-04-16T13:30:21.086-05:00

CK, I agree. That's exactly why they went out and got the economic analysis of the impact of the Pacers from a pro-development group rather than rely on the plethora of academic studies that say spending on professional sports is a bad investment for municipalities.

Sadly, you're probably right, CK. Go Colts! Th...

2011-04-16T13:26:47.619-05:00

Sadly, you're probably right, CK. Go Colts! That's about all that gets their attention anymore.

Even this analysis had been done, the council woul...

2011-04-16T13:09:57.023-05:00

Even this analysis had been done, the council would have ignored it anyway. Until the citizens wake up from theri partisan slumber and storm the gates of hell, nothing will change.