March 26, 2009
Parking Meter Revolt: Frustration Over High Costs
By Jay Levine
Anger over the government’s wasteful spending of tax dollars has been expressed through Tax Tea parties which have been going on all over the country, and Tax Tea parties continue to be planned (Tax Tea party , Tea Party Day, Tax Day Tea Party). They are non-violent, of course, as only slogans, signs and voices have been raised, but there is another kind of protesting bubbling up in Chicago, and there people are breaking things:
Parking Meter Revolt: Frustration Over High Costs
They are taking more of your quarters every day. And Chicagoans are in revolt. While some are saying enough by avoiding them, others are taking out their frustrations on the parking meters - literally! […]
You think eight is enough? How about 12? That's how many quarters buy an hour of parking time in some places now. And its why some people have had enough.
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To the point where some, it appears, are vandalizing the meters. Pictures on Mike's website show meters deliberately smashed, taken apart, spray-painted, or deliberately jammed.
"People suggest taking a quarter, putting some super glue on it, and putting it in the coin slot," Mike said.
That jams the meter and everyone parks for free. Or not at all.
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The meter people have said they hope to get things straightened out by April 10th. Some have suggested a moratorium on tickets until they do. But with the city having given up the proceeds from the meters but still getting the revenue for the tickets, the meter revolt may fall on deaf ears.
How is hope going to straighten out the problem? The meter fees won’t go down, and more liking will be increased, just to pay for new meters. But the city government will get the money one way or another. Straight forward ticketing is fine. But ticketing, or rather the nuisance tax, is just that a nuisance, and some Chicagoans appear to be past that point already. Ticketing maybe the way of ‘getting that money,’ but it’s not a good way of buy time or fix things when the natives are already restless. This is not good. Government has obligations when it comes to the electorate and, at the very least, one is not to harass it, and saddle it with irresponsible financial burdens. And grabbing for more money is not the path to travel.
Daniel Hannan MEP: The devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government
My comment:
A youtube bit that’s worth seeing and has been pickup and spoken about by many site.
Simply put, Daniel Hannan MEP tells the British Prime Minister that socialism is a failure and you should take responsibility for your failure.
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