Comments on: The Politics of Gun Control http://www.achicagoblog.com/chicago/the-politics-of-gun-control/ Living and breathing in the Second City Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: cassius king http://www.achicagoblog.com/chicago/the-politics-of-gun-control/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 cassius king Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:00:53 +0000 http://www.achicagoblog.com/?p=519#comment-2096 Daley always blames problems on something or some one else. It is his administration to blame for the messes we are in. Two decades of his crony capitalism has bankrupted the city financially, socially and morally. The education system is worse now than when he entered office despite attempted manipulation of statistics leading our kids who are Smart to see there's no future here for them. The CTA's costs per ride are more than sharing a taxi. Sales taxes are the highest in the nation bleeding the life from the poor. The police force is a mess. Employers are leaving the city because of high costs while there are few businesses to succeed to their places because of Chicago's well deserved reputation for the city shaking businesses down. Electric, gas and gasoline prices are the highest in the nation. Corruption in city government takes it model from the top. There are thousands of city owned vacant lots in the neighborhoods off the tax roles which should be just auctioned to the highest bidder. City assets are sold off for low prices relative to revenue bonds to raise cash creating an invisible tax hike on our citizenry. Lawyers and Wall Street firms hire political relatives to gain untoward fees. RISE UP my brothers and sisters. Throw off this yoke. Daley always blames problems on something or some one else. It is his administration to blame for the messes we are in. Two decades of his crony capitalism has bankrupted the city financially, socially and morally. The education system is worse now than when he entered office despite attempted manipulation of statistics leading our kids who are Smart to see there’s no future here for them. The CTA’s costs per ride are more than sharing a taxi. Sales taxes are the highest in the nation bleeding the life from the poor. The police force is a mess. Employers are leaving the city because of high costs while there are few businesses to succeed to their places because of Chicago’s well deserved reputation for the city shaking businesses down. Electric, gas and gasoline prices are the highest in the nation. Corruption in city government takes it model from the top. There are thousands of city owned vacant lots in the neighborhoods off the tax roles which should be just auctioned to the highest bidder. City assets are sold off for low prices relative to revenue bonds to raise cash creating an invisible tax hike on our citizenry. Lawyers and Wall Street firms hire political relatives to gain untoward fees.
RISE UP my brothers and sisters. Throw off this yoke.

]]> By: Michael Tams http://www.achicagoblog.com/chicago/the-politics-of-gun-control/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 Michael Tams Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:06:44 +0000 http://www.achicagoblog.com/?p=519#comment-2093 Mike, Great column. That human nature is lost on such a wide swath of the population (also known as: Democrats) never fails to amaze me. Would I be less or more likely to cut off someone in traffic if I thought there was a chance that they could pull out a gun and shoot? While this is an absurd analogy (I am a fantastic driver), it illustrates that we're unlikely (less likely) to transgress if we are unsure about the certainty of consequences. If mere thoughtlessness can be so curbed, how much so then the deliberate plans of a criminal? If anyone you walk up to may be armed, how likely are you to take a chance on mugging someone when there are generous concealed carry laws? If there are hand gun bans? Logic, reason, and an understanding of human nature; these should be prerequisites in our representatives. MT Mike,

Great column. That human nature is lost on such a wide swath of the population (also known as: Democrats) never fails to amaze me. Would I be less or more likely to cut off someone in traffic if I thought there was a chance that they could pull out a gun and shoot? While this is an absurd analogy (I am a fantastic driver), it illustrates that we’re unlikely (less likely) to transgress if we are unsure about the certainty of consequences. If mere thoughtlessness can be so curbed, how much so then the deliberate plans of a criminal? If anyone you walk up to may be armed, how likely are you to take a chance on mugging someone when there are generous concealed carry laws? If there are hand gun bans?

Logic, reason, and an understanding of human nature; these should be prerequisites in our representatives.

MT

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