[wplug] Wi-Fi

[Douglas Green]

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Yeah right- I already pay <significantly> higher taxes without the  
benefit of those items. "Employment" tax (?!), City income tax,  
PAYROLL tax, 50% increase in PARKING rates last year?? Are you  
kidding me?? I've lived in a number of North American cites in my  
adult life, and I've never seen anything like this before. Direct and  
indirect taxes will kill this place- mark my words. The fact that I  
can give myself a 3% raise by LEAVING this city should serve as a  
loud wakeup call for Pittsburgh. How anyone with half a brain can sit  
on their thumbs wondering why young professionals leave this place is  
beyond me. Hint: the infrastructure here is crumbling, the municipal  
funds are horribly mismanaged, and the response to all of this is to  
raise taxes... yet there's nothing being offered in return to those  
who actually PAY the taxes. Unfortunately, new stadiums don't cut it  
(sorry, wrong demographic).

Obviously, it'd take a hell of a lot more than WiFi to recruit and  
retain good people to this city, but like I said- it's a step in the  
right direction. First, let's try to figure out how they'll afford to  
put salt on the road this winter...

Nevermind me- I'm just ranting (and planning my escape... 8 months, 2  
weeks and counting).

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On Oct 17, 2005, at 11:09 PM, Chris Teodorski wrote:

> Would you be willing to pay slightly higher taxes to get "Free"  
> WiFi and
> street signs?
>
>
>
> On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 22:15 -0400, Douglas Green wrote:
>
>> I associate Open Source with "informed consumer" more than altruism
>> (specifically, the ability  to see what's running on my machine).
>> IMHO, this subject has  nothing to do with political alignment or
>> Open Source. I'd love to see PGH get on the free WiFi map, just to
>> make this place a little more "young professional friendly". Free
>> WiFi would be awesome- lower my taxes and put up some damn street
>> signs while you're at it. ;)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 17, 2005, at 9:50 PM, Michael H. Semcheski wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Diana A. Clarion wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm a very Libertarian sort.  Value for service, and all that
>>>> rot.  I'm
>>>> constantly (not) amused by those clamoring for free this, free
>>>> that, and first
>>>> in line to snap up their own paychecks...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ever heard of the concept of altruism?  I do something good for
>>> everybody, everybody is better off?
>>>
>>> Seems like the whole principle behind open source software to me.
>>> Free
>>> software, free standards, free document formats.  Yeah, I'm always
>>> clamoring for that stuff.  And people can make money off of it, too.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
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