Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our ANC rep is a busybody old lady who takes offense at everything and gossips liberally - I would prefer an earnest 18 year old.

I thought that was how ANC's were supposed to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea, there's no reason why this clearly intelligent and committed 18-year-old shouldn't be able to run for ANC rep. Still, I wouldn't vote for him because I'm opposed to the tipping law. I know too many folks in the service industry in DC who are vehemently opposed to any changes in the current system, and I trust them over anyone, regardless of age, who has no experience in the industry.

I mean you can base your decisions on whatever you want - that's your right as a voter - but it seems odd to decide whether to vote for Mr. Colon Roosevelt based purely on whether your views on Initiative 82 match his. What can an ANC do to support or oppose Initiative 82 anyway?

Sure I can, because being in favor of a bill that so many of my friends are convinced would be really bad, not only for them personally but for the restaurant industry generally - especially now, when the industry is finally just starting to get back on its feet - is enough for me. Eighteen or 80, I will vote for politicians who know when to stay in their lane.

I have friends who are very rich. They want low taxes. That doesn’t mean I support low taxes. I don’t know why you think supporting policies that favor your friend’s interests over those of the rest of the population is something others should by into. The reality is that if we let special interests determine policy for every issue in which they are more invested than the rest of the population, the population as a whole suffers. That you are so blind to basic logic suggests to me that you either lack critical reasoning skills or are a paid shill for the restaurant industry.

Because they're the ones actually affected, not the "rest of the population." Unlike in your example, where the rich paying low taxes hurts everyone. See how that works?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea, there's no reason why this clearly intelligent and committed 18-year-old shouldn't be able to run for ANC rep. Still, I wouldn't vote for him because I'm opposed to the tipping law. I know too many folks in the service industry in DC who are vehemently opposed to any changes in the current system, and I trust them over anyone, regardless of age, who has no experience in the industry.

Not to derail the thread, but I don’t understand this position at all. Public policy - including tipping regulations - should be set in line with the public interest, not the preferences of a small section of the population. I am all for helping the working poor, but there are much more efficient ways to do than through current tipping practices.

It was a city wide referendum that passed and then the Council overturned. Say what you want about the pros and cons of the policy overruling the people's vote like a red state legislature is just bad democracy.

Didn’t it emerge that Grosso and others who overturned the people’s will we’re taking thousands in contributions from the restaurant industry? Surely much more went on behind the scenes than we will ever know.

Initiative 77 passed with just 44,000 votes in a June primary, where half the city had left town. By comparison, Joe Biden got 317,000 votes and Trump 19,000 in the last election. 44,000 votes in a city-wide election in DC is nothing. Hardly a mandate.