Comments on: MEDIA WATCH: THE GREAT DISCONNECT http://www.pubdef.org/2007/12/04/media-watch-the-great-disconnect/ CHANGE THE GAME Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:59:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Doug Duckworth http://www.pubdef.org/2007/12/04/media-watch-the-great-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-14226 Doug Duckworth Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:57:00 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=2388#comment-14226 "What should city government do?"<br/><br/>The first thing the LRA can do is market their properties. They do not do this.<br/><br/>The second they can do is actually make an effort to acquire more funds. They are very much underfunded.<br/><br/>What they city could do is actually have some legislative attempt at reform which would need the efforts of state rep's too since the LRA isn't a city agency.<br/><br/>Yet the Mayor has great control since he appoints the head of SLDC, currently Rodney Crim, which oversees the operations of the LRA.<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.mw2600.org/doug/LRA2.pdf" REL="nofollow">Read More</a> “What should city government do?”

The first thing the LRA can do is market their properties. They do not do this.

The second they can do is actually make an effort to acquire more funds. They are very much underfunded.

What they city could do is actually have some legislative attempt at reform which would need the efforts of state rep’s too since the LRA isn’t a city agency.

Yet the Mayor has great control since he appoints the head of SLDC, currently Rodney Crim, which oversees the operations of the LRA.

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]]> By: Doug Duckworth http://www.pubdef.org/2007/12/04/media-watch-the-great-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-14225 Doug Duckworth Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:43:00 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=2388#comment-14225 Moynihan's Report "The Negro Family:<br/>The Case For National Action" did not recommend the cutting of welfare and aid to cities. He pointed out problems in Black America but he did not recommend divestment. Conservative America took the report did their own "research" and recommended cutting of welfare and aid to cities and Reagan did just that. Moynihan’s Report “The Negro Family:
The Case For National Action” did not recommend the cutting of welfare and aid to cities. He pointed out problems in Black America but he did not recommend divestment. Conservative America took the report did their own “research” and recommended cutting of welfare and aid to cities and Reagan did just that.

]]> By: Papillon http://www.pubdef.org/2007/12/04/media-watch-the-great-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-14213 Papillon Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:15:00 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=2388#comment-14213 I’m not saying Po righteous teacher doesn’t have the ability to fix up the property, but a test to see if some one has the ability to properly rehab a property is reasonable.<br/><br/> The test that a person would fix it up is met when that person is willing to pay money for the property. Mr./Ms. Po doesn't want the albatross of a house that is bringing in no income/not being used by M. Po. The buyer is demonstrating interest by paying cash money for the property. <br/><br/>Of course the new buyer may not pay taxes etc., but if someone is willing to spend more capital than anyone else, they should be able to acquire the property.<br/><br/>A business would sell to the highest bidder, getting the non-performing asset off its books. Businesses and govs are different in that a business may get the most money out of the property (renting to a check cashing place) when a gov may look at things like 'community value' (day care center) in evaluating who to sell the property to. I’m not saying Po righteous teacher doesn’t have the ability to fix up the property, but a test to see if some one has the ability to properly rehab a property is reasonable.

The test that a person would fix it up is met when that person is willing to pay money for the property. Mr./Ms. Po doesn’t want the albatross of a house that is bringing in no income/not being used by M. Po. The buyer is demonstrating interest by paying cash money for the property.

Of course the new buyer may not pay taxes etc., but if someone is willing to spend more capital than anyone else, they should be able to acquire the property.

A business would sell to the highest bidder, getting the non-performing asset off its books. Businesses and govs are different in that a business may get the most money out of the property (renting to a check cashing place) when a gov may look at things like ‘community value’ (day care center) in evaluating who to sell the property to.

]]> By: Jason http://www.pubdef.org/2007/12/04/media-watch-the-great-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-14210 Jason Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:17:00 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=2388#comment-14210 CWE,<br/><br/>The reason the LRA has a property is because the property owner either abandoned the property or didn’t pay their taxes. What should city government do? Let property owners not pay taxes or do like any company would do and take away privileges? <br/><br/>A creditor will re-po your car or house if you don’t pay. <br/><br/>A bank won’t let loan you money to fix your house if you can’t pay.<br/><br/>A bank won’t sell you a re-poed house if you can’t prove that you can pay for it.<br/><br/>I’m not saying Po righteous teacher doesn’t have the ability to fix up the property, but a test to see if some one has the ability to properly rehab a property is reasonable. <br/><br/>It looks to me that government is acting just like a private business in this case. <br/><br/>Do you have a theory how this would be handled by a non-governmental actor? CWE,

The reason the LRA has a property is because the property owner either abandoned the property or didn’t pay their taxes. What should city government do? Let property owners not pay taxes or do like any company would do and take away privileges?

A creditor will re-po your car or house if you don’t pay.

A bank won’t let loan you money to fix your house if you can’t pay.

A bank won’t sell you a re-poed house if you can’t prove that you can pay for it.

I’m not saying Po righteous teacher doesn’t have the ability to fix up the property, but a test to see if some one has the ability to properly rehab a property is reasonable.

It looks to me that government is acting just like a private business in this case.

Do you have a theory how this would be handled by a non-governmental actor?

]]> By: CWEGuy http://www.pubdef.org/2007/12/04/media-watch-the-great-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-14209 CWEGuy Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:06:00 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=2388#comment-14209 Po,<br/>Another problem with the government trying to do too much!<br/>Thank you for your example. Po,
Another problem with the government trying to do too much!
Thank you for your example.

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