Comments on Advance Indiana™: Jon Elrod Urges No Vote On Wishard Referendum

Indy Star has been blotting out my Wishard opposit...

2009-10-28T15:25:17.188-05:00

Indy Star has been blotting out my Wishard opposition posts. And it appears quite a number of others, too. Interesting, eh?

I haven't said a thing that was rude, crude or vulgar. I just laid out the referendum facts, concluding with the fact they can build their hospital if we vote down the referendum.

Oh, I did plainly state it was a lie for the stories to say"

"The countywide referendum allows voters to decide whether the county will spend $754 million to build a new facility for Wishard Memorial Hospital."

and

"On Nov. 3, make sure you go to your local polling place and vote "yes" for a new Wishard."

because, as we know, the vote only determines how the county will borrow the money it will spend, not whether the hospital can be built.

My new posts don't go in, either. Or rather they go in and appear in my own profile list, but they dont't make it into public view.

Great post!

2009-10-27T22:45:27.124-05:00

Great post!

You guys know of any more events Guttwein is going...

2009-10-27T21:38:51.300-05:00

You guys know of any more events Guttwein is going to be at before the election?

I live in a hundred-year-old building, and the las...

2009-10-27T17:33:25.850-05:00

I live in a hundred-year-old building, and the last thing I would consider doing is tearing it down. It is better to spend money maintaining it than attempted to build a new one comparable to it. It has attributes that new buildings are lacking, not to mention solid construction principles. Many of these new buildings look more glamorous but are actually not built to last for long periods of time. Look at how several of the major buildings downtown built in the 1980s have had to have their facades completely redone. It cost more to put a new skin on the Regions building than it cost the owners to purchase it.

Excellent outline of a scam. thank you for postin...

2009-10-27T16:53:11.907-05:00

Excellent outline of a scam. thank you for posting it.

Have to agree with Jon to a large extent on this. ...

2009-10-27T16:43:45.684-05:00

Have to agree with Jon to a large extent on this. From my perspective, the city decided that the sports stadiums and the convention center were more important causes to borrow money for than sewers or hospitals anyway.

And how is that HHS deal not getting scrutiny from the Feds? And why do government run facilities get $55 more per day, what the hell is that about? Can't government do it better and cheaper like so many people (disconnected from reality) like to claim?

At what point do politicians need to quit maintaining or increasing the current levels of taxation and just start having to pick and chose what they buy or support just like the rest of us?

Loved the "spaceship" behind the library line too. They certainly don't build them like they used too. *sigh*

Jon has some points that are very worthy of though...

2009-10-27T16:41:05.784-05:00

Jon has some points that are very worthy of thought!

I have still not found an answer to my own question yet: Why does Wishard want to build a new hospital?

As I go into that magnificent campus called Wishard Hospital, I take note that the entire campus has been rebuilt/renovated within recent years. I cannot recall EVER going to Wishard and not seeing obvious signs of renovation/construction taking place.

Wishard now has a beautiful parking garage, private restaurant inside, the rooms have been updated and are modern...

The AT/Shock rooms are state of the art! I see no signs from my own perspective that "Wishard is dying," as it's spokesman says in news releases. Instead, I see a vibrant renovated hospital that has kept up with the times through renovation.

If you go to Wishard today, you will see construction taking place...so what are we to do, throw the millions of tax dollars away so we can build a new hospital at a higher tax rate?

Wishard supporters have not answered my question. They just use rhetoric, and repeat the "Wishard is dying" campaign slogan.

I can support a new Wishard if it were needed, but I have not seen any demonstrated need.

I see Wilson Allen is still stalking Jon. Don'...

2009-10-27T16:31:27.084-05:00

I see Wilson Allen is still stalking Jon. Don't even try to post anymore of your comments, Wilson. They will all be rejected.