[Summit] Group Letter to East Side Monthly???

[D Guad]

Elianna, don't despair!  I just logged on to my
computer after a w/e away, and I think your suggestion
stirred a lot of interestering discussion.

My opinion is that we shouldn't care what a magazine
like Forbes has to say about us.  Remember, they
ranked Enron is their "Super 100" list in 2001!

denise :)

--- Bresler E <breslerfamily at gmail.com> wrote:

> As a hard working, self employed, entrepreneurial
> person I would hardly call
> myself anti-capitalist. I consider myself a
> responsible business person,
> trying to provide desired services to the community.
> And I would be happy to own my own home, if I wasn't
> so hopelessly priced
> out of the market, by economic maneuvers I consider
> closer to fraud than
> real capitalism.
> 
> But renting doesn't make anyone 1/2 a person.
> 
> Yes I DO have class issues, because they have been
> shoved down my throat.  I
> DO have a problem with the people who hold
> themselves up to be better than
> I, because they can afford to never have to get
> their hands dirty, or some
> such distinction. Or who think that growing up
> hungry with two dresses is
> always your own fault, and a sign of some sort of
> defectiveness.
> 
> And I also think the line between socialist and
> capitalist is pretty blurry
> in this country.  Many "capitalist" businesses get
> more social assistance
> and goodies than any whole neighborhood of
> classically "needy" individuals
> would ever get.  Some of those businesses are so
> poorly or even
> irresponsibly set up as to cause one to wonder if
> they were outright scams.
> 
> I have worked with many kinds of people, as part of
> many projects, both for
> profit and non-profit, in several cities.  I was
> merely saying I appreciate
> the spirit of my neighbors in this city.
> 
> Forget about the letter.  Other folks suggested I
> send what I wrote, but I
> didn't want to speak for the neighborhood, so I
> tried to include a few more
> people's comments. Sheesh!
> 
> Elianna
> 
> 
> 
> On Feb 15, 2008 11:13 PM, Carol Cancro
> <ccancro at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> >  As the author of an e-mail that seems to have
> been quite inflammatory,
> > I've got to agree with Amanda.  I think it's
> important to distinguish
> > between an exchange among members of the SNA
> listserv and an article for a
> > broader readership which would reflect on our
> neighborhood.
> >
> > I'm an unabashed leftist who's been a subscriber
> to *The Economist* for
> > many years.  Yet even they recognize that what we
> currently call a
> > capitalist system is rife with abuses and has
> created an unstable,
> > two-tiered economy.
> >
> > On a more personal level, I've lived in Summit for
> nearly twelve years.
> > In that time, the value of our house has nearly
> tripled.  While that's great
> > news for our balance sheet, I've also seen the
> fabric of our community erode
> > as escalating housing costs have selected for
> neighbors who have less time
> > and interest in getting to know one another.
> >
> > So that's where at least part of my invective came
> from, if anybody's
> > still paying attention.   But I never knew my
> language could cut so deeply
> > in a neighborhood as blue as this one.  And for
> that, I am truly sorry.
> >
> > Carol C.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Amanda Woodward <awoodward7 at verizon.net>
> > *To:* Neighborhood Association
> <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> > *Sent:* Friday, February 15, 2008 5:31 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: [Summit] Group Letter to East Side
> Monthly???
> >
> >  JPS
> > I think caution should be used to conclude whether
> a couple of articulate
> > and vocal neighbors represent the majority in our
> neighborhood.  What I
> > enjoy about a topic like this is that it draws out
> other view points to
> > challenge our status quo and make sure we are
> being honest in our
> > application of our capitalism with a hint of
> socialism.  (for the record, I
> > am very pro-american economy model).
> >
> > My response, and several others, had nothing to do
> with whether Forbes is
> > a capitalist magazine.  The bulk of the
> conversation has been a counter
> > argument to Forbes' survey results.
> >
> > I am very supportive of a letter going to Forbes
> that sticks to the
> > subject as they presented it.  A counter-point
> rebuttle to demonstrate the
> > magnitude of Pride that Providence and Rhode
> Island residence have in being
> > here is very appropriate.
> >
> > By the way, for the 20,000 that left, many others
> have come because of
> > what Providence has to offer.  I can speak from
> personal experience that my
> > husband and I chose to move here and find jobs. 
> We are glad for that
> > decision every day.
> > Amanda
> >
> > -
> >
> >
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