Reply to Dan Reed of JustUpthePike fame

Forum Index » Metropolitan DC Local Politics

Reply to "Dan Reed of JustUpthePike fame"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, hey Dan!

I never even said I was pro widening 270.

But lots of us pay for lots of things we dont personally use.  Thats how budgets/taxes work, and I'm just fine with that.  
[b]
But I wont be shamed for driving (my hybrid) to commute to a job that pays the bills, that happens to be 25 miles from a house I can afford. [/b]

I'm a proud MD dem, but just becauase im not a full on DSA, hard leftist, means I'm somehow racist for caring about property values?   Most people's biggest investment of their lives??   Yeah- thats where I get off the train, thanks. [/quote]

That's your decision. If you don't want to be ashamed, then don't be ashamed. Own it!

And also own the things that go along with your decision. If you oppose multi-family and/or affordable housing in your neighborhood because you want to maintain your property values? Own it. If you support expensive, environmentally-destructive road projects because you want to drive to work by yourself in less time? Own it.

Alternatively, advocate for policies that will make your area better to live in for other people as well as you. More transit, more sidewalks, more things in walking distance, for more people.[/quote]

Again- I dont support widening 270.  All too happy to sit in some traffic, or suck up the toll on the ICC.  Thanks for your concern!  And yes, being concerned or at least wanting to maintain my property value is a perfectly justifiable position.   As is buying into a neighborhood and school system.  When people say "you bought a house not a school" I immediately think they either dont have kids, or are safely ensconsced in a W school or private, and like to cast stones.  When my kids go to a very diverse school, and I like that, thak you very much. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics