CITIES GOING BROKE

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 chmoore1 wrote:

Vet:  Bottom line is, we agree on this problem being too big to resolve.  All I was looking for was for you to stop excluding yourself from the "problem" side.  This is the first time that I know of that you have included yourself with the masses.  Previously, you always made it sound like "all of these other people are wasting my money."  Now, you understand that you have also been within the system.  I'm not excluding myself, either.  It's part of the culture that we live in. Friends?  "I've got my share of friends. How 'bout you? Do you have any that will admit it?"  I have you beat on the friends' deal  I have one more than you have----I have you.    chmoore 

Hell, I knew I was part of the problem because I'm one of many who keeps allowing the ones who run the city to conduct "business as usual" while doing nothing more than complaining about the way they do their jobs. I am as guilty as the rest for allowing them to continue their ways instead of organizing and making the change needed. Same way at the state and national levels too. We all complain....we all want to do something about it.... we all want to "throw the bums out"..but for me, I can't find the solution to make people want to actually organize, especially in this town. You can't get more than 10 people to show up at meetings. I don't have a clue why people won't come to the meetings that have transpired over the years. Lazy? Too many family activities and no time for community meetings to change things? Enough interest to complain but not quite enough to act? No clue what is happening in this town? Don't care what is happening in this town? Or all of the above? Dunno. But I do know this.....the city leaders are counting on this to continue as it does them a tremendous favor by not having to worry about any citizen resistance nor recalls. They love our apathy....and we are losing the battle because of it. They win everytime because we don't have enough people to force the issues. We are no threat and they know it. Sad.