[Vision2020] Capitalist Voting (was "Bugger Moscow")

[Donovan Arnold]

"For heaven's sake -- the problem in this country is
not that too many people deeply care about their
communities and their government."--Keely Mix

Agreed. Just look at all the people trying to rip at
each other over Moscow zoning codes, especially people
that do not even live in Moscow. Even trying to shut
down two high schools,a private elementary school, a
college, a university, a theater,and a locally owned
grocery store. And nobody even asked, "Why?". People
that CARED about their community and THEIR government
would not do that, would they?

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold

PS, Is that your shaved three legged castrated one
eyed kitten roaming around the neighborhood? 



--- keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:

> Donovan,
> 
> I would be willing to rent Joan, Melynda and Rose an
> apartment in town if 
> that's what it would take for you to drop this. 
> Please.  My reservoir of 
> patience, good cheer, and tolerance is dusty dry,
> and I'm starting to take 
> it out on the cat.
> 
> For heaven's sake -- the problem in this country is
> not that too many people 
> deeply care about their communities and their
> government.  Too few know, 
> care, or are even aware that they're part of
> something bigger.  Your 
> original point having been lost at least 14 years
> ago -- or does it just 
> seem that long? -- I would beg you to simply be
> content with not liking 
> Rose, et al, and thus taking up another line of
> discourse.
> 
> Recognize, though, that "taking it out on the cat"
> was a joke, and so I 
> trust your next line of attack won't be condemning
> me for my callous 
> indifference to the welfare of our domesticated
> feline friends.  On the 
> other hand . . . it IS a change in subject.
> 
> keely emerine mix
> 
> 
> From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
> To: Joan Opyr <joanopyr at earthlink.net>,
> josephc at mail.wsu.edu
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Capitalist Voting (was
> "Bugger Moscow")
> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 21:03:49 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> Dear Joe and other Visionaries:
> 
> You and Joan have changed my mind. Joan's right. She
> should have a vote in Moscow for the three major
> reason she pointed out.
> 
> 1) She has the same federally designated zip code.
> It
> is only fair that someone with the same federal
> designated zip code be given the rights to vote in
> the
> city elections. Many students live in the 83844 zip
> code. So any student should also be allowed to vote,
> including foreign exchange students.
> We should also allow Boise and Twin Falls to vote in
> Moscow elections, they live in the same area code of
> 208. All us 83843s and 208s need to be able to vote
> together. Arbitrarily designated mailing codes
> created
> by the federal government officials that never set
> foot in Moscow and telephone codes should play an
> integrate role in determining who gets to vote.
> 
> 2) She has children. Obviously anyone with children
> should have the right to vote in city elections that
> do not control or determine any school policies. And
> if you have two children, it should logically follow
> that you have two votes. And if you have three
> children three votes, and so forth and so forth for
> each child and grandchild you have.
> 
> 3)She spends money here. She spends $15,000 a year,
> plus more for a car now and then. So logically, she
> should get to determine when I can water my lawn and
> how much water I can use, and of course what can be
> different buildings. Clearly, for every $15,000 a
> person spends in Moscow, they should get one vote.
> If
> someone spends $30,000, they can get 2 votes. We can
> round to the nearest $5,000, so with Joan's new car,
> she gets 3 votes + one for each child.
> 
> Of course this would mean Wal-Mart would then get
> about 200 votes and Christ Church about 800. I will
> not mention how much other outside residents get
> considering their contribution to the University and
> construction.
> 
> This all sounds very logical and fair to me. How
> could
> it not? Just because someone does not have to pay
> city
> fees, higher property taxes for living in the city,
> or
> follow the laws set forth by the city, does not mean
> they should not be given their God-given right to
> determine what taxes and fees we city folk will have
> to pay and what laws we should have to follow that
> they do not have to follow.
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> Donovan J Arnold
> 
> 
> 
> Actually, I've changed my mind.  Donovan's right.
> Bugger Moscow.  Why
> should I care?  Sure, I live in the 83843 zipcode,
> and
> my kids attend
> Moscow public schools, but I'm done giving a damn
> about the town and
> what happens there.  I am so done, in fact, that I
> refuse to shop in
> Moscow anymore.  I'll stop buying my clothes at
> Tri-State; I'll buy
> them from the Orvis catalog instead.  I can also
> order
> my .30-06 deer
> ammo and my 20 gauge turkey shot online from The
> Sportsman's Guide, and
> I can get my hunting license and my tags from the
> Troy
> Market.  (They
> appreciate my business at the Troy Market.  They
> tell
> me so every time
> I shop there.)  Of course, I'll also have to give up
> going to the Slurp
> & Burp, and Mikey's Gyros, and Wheatberries, and The
> Red Door, but Troy
> has the White Pine Cafe and the Dog House Saloon, so
> I'll be fine.
> I've learned that gas at the Troy Conoco costs
> exactly
> the same as gas
> at Moscow's Tesoro station, and they sell the very
> same Powerball
> tickets!
> 
> Troy has a nice little Post Office.  No lines, ever.
> And if I need
> anything else -- anything whatsoever -- I'll just
> drive down to the
> Clarkston Costco, or up to Spokane's World Market,
> or
> I'll order it
> over the Internet.  Sorry Bob, sorry Betsy -- I love
> BookPeople, but
> I'll just have to wait those few extra days to get
> my
> books from
> Amazon.com.  Now, according to my Visa and American
> Express card
> statements, my decision to stop interfering in
> Moscow
> business will
> cost retail establishments in the city about $15,000
> per year.  But
> what's $15,000?  Peanuts!  I'm sure those businesses
> will survive.  The
> Co-Op doesn't need me, and neither does Wild Women
> Traders, or Hodgins,
> or The One World.  Nope, Moscow businesses will be
> fine without me --
> unless, of course, I can convince others who live
> outside of city
> limits but within the city's sphere of influence to
> follow my example.
> Oh, wait!  I bought a new car at Paradise Ford a few
> months ago . . .
> better add $27,000 to that original $15,000.  But
> heck, they sell cars
> down in Lewiston, don't they?
> 
> Please tell your uncle, Donovan, that I'll be
> returning a coat, two
> pairs of shoes, four pairs of Elder hiking socks, a
> pair of Carhartt
> overalls, some kitchenwares and a packet of beef
> jerky
> to Tri-State
> this afternoon.  I've bought them all in the last
> month, so they've
> hardly been used.  Well, except for the beef jerky. 
> I
> opened that, but
> it was really salty, and since I regret all of my
> Moscow purchases,
> maybe your uncle will cut me some slack.  As for my
> kids and their
> attendance in the Moscow public schools, what are
> they
> learning there,
> anyway?  Math and English and crap like that.  Who's
> going to teach
> them the really important things, like the true age
> of
> 
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