Kibera, Kenya… eminent domain… Obama's homelessness prevention… doesn't anybody get the connection?

Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at 2:44 am

Nobody knows what the "homelessness prevention" program is. We just know that our city has received billions of dollars from Obama’s trillion dollar stimulus to fund it.

The Kibera project involves moving the poor into public housing and DEMOLISHING THEIR HOMES.

The excuse given is that their homes are "shabby" construction, "shacks," a "public hazard," and so on.

Oh, my house doesn’t conform to the latest trends in interior decorating. Is it "shabby?" And somebody on a bicycle might crash into my mailbox and get hurt. Is my home a "public hazard?"

Does any of this remind you of the "eminent domain" controversy over "shabby" houses, which went to the Supreme Court before common sense prevailed?

Is Obama using homelessness to renew the eminent domain land grab attempt that was made by the ultra wealthy?
Kami, I re-posted it for your benefit, because you answered before I filled in the details.

I respected you because yours was the only answer that didn’t outright bash me.

Now you’ve done it, too.

How come politics always get in the way of construction?

Friday, April 23rd, 2010 at 5:01 pm

Whenever a major New York City makes plans to construct something, for public use (i.e.. roads, railways, building complexes, etc..) politics and controversy created by the major news networks and city government usually delay that construction or scrap plans altogether. How can New York grow and become a modern city if politics always get in the way of progress?
For example: Politics gotten in the way of the construction of the 2nd Avenue subway.

What is a recent controversial development / construction in your area?

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 7:35 am

What is a recent controversial construction / development in you area?
Hey,

I’m doing an assignment on local planning controversies, which means any new development / construction or laws such as new parking restriction placed in your area.

I am choosing to find a recent controversy from overseas, so if you have heard anything on the news, in your newspaper about a new development such as a major highway or anything that is causing civilian protest please POST as much as you can here.

If you can, find news articles online or even have a search in your local newspaper or news site.

Cheers.

I'd like to know besides moral reasons, what damages reducing the prime rate will do.?

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 at 5:34 pm

Who’s pocket will get hurt? Will that affect Wall Street? If the index rate goes down below… let say 5%. Everybody will start refinancing and since the banks already learn about sub-prime… All those new loans would be "safe". People will start buying investment properties, the Real Estate Industry, the Mortgage, the Construction, Furniture, Paint, Wood, etc, would regain strengh, and Banks will be able to survive. The government wouldn’t even have to think of subsidice people that if nothing get’s done will face forclosure. Please no politics. I want to know statistics, and financial investments opinions.
I’m not wory about the banks. Nor about the people who got in trouble. I like to know why the Gov. havent act lowering the prime rate and get the economy back in the tracks. Banks already learn their lesson, so for a lmited time… They will be cautious.
Dear Russ,

1. It wouldn’t be the firts time the Gov. drop the prime, therefore there are statistics out there. You may no knoe them, but there are.
2. Projections would do the tric for my question, but instead of expressing them, you answer as if you where teaching us the difference between Statistics and projections. (turn off).
3. You missed one simple fact. The prime was raised about 17 times one after the other, and you are quoting a one time almost insignificant.
4. Everytime the prime goes up or down is artificialy. It’s a desition made by a person or etity of something that is not natural.
5. The only time you got close to really answer my question you mentioned the fine print, and that my theory was flawed. Well it worked after Sept. 11th. Dem are asking the Gov to subsidice, and Rep to stay put. There is when the real middle class suffer the consecuences.

For the record… I want answers that gives pros and/or cons to my theory. Not a controversy. Thanks!