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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My specific complaint about Elrich is that his answers about his top priorities are always about something other than the fact that the county is on the decline economically and is driving high tax payers out.

He talks about the $15 minimum wage as a good thing, but it's just another burden for business owners in the county and another reason to not create jobs here.

He thinks he can be this great "social justice warrior" but at the county level, you just end up creating policies that tell the rich people to move across the border and pay their taxes somewhere else and the poor people to cross the border to come right in and start enjoying all the free stuff.[/quote]

+1.  He would destroy (even further) the business climate in the county.  While addressing inequality makes sense, his statement that any and all county decisions should be made through the lens of racial and economic inequality goes way too far.  He views the "rich" as nothing more than a piggy bank to fund his other priorities. But, as PP stated, at some point people will simply pick up and move across the river or back into the district given its revival.  That will leave the county even worse off than it was before. [/quote]

I spoke with Elrich as part of a group of concerned neighbors about the Bethesda Development Plan.  He came across as very thoughtful and considerate. The group was all UMC residents of Chevy Chase, some long-term residents, some newer. I never got the impression that he viewed our concerns as NIMBY or entitled or less important simply because of our economic status. Other members treated neighborhood concerns regarding schools and traffic with disdain or acted as though we were being obstructionist, when the bottom line is that traffic in downtown Bethesda is a nightmare and the schools are already above capacity (some of which don't even have room for expansion, even if the County wanted to).

I don't trust any of the other candidates when it comes to acquiescing to developers. 
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