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Not that poster but we are also one of the most educated counties in the nation. [b]So how did we allow the quality of life to degrade so much over the past 20 years? [/b]We have brains and money. But apparently not much common sense. [/quote]

False premise.[/quote]

+1000. What supposedly gave Bethesda such a better quality of life 20 years ago? [/quote]

1. You could buy a home at 4x a mid-level person’s income.

2. The gangs from DC were not hanging out downtown and committing crimes.

3. There was a better ratio of services to people - ie, Pool not so crowded.

4. Less dense population; less school crowding.

5. Trees still existed along the trail between downtown and Connecticut.

6. The County did not have its tentacles into Bethesda - they left us alone (pre-Woodmont triangle plan and downtown Bethesda plan.

7. There were plenty of local restaurants.

8. We had great gas stations with knowledgeable repair people, a local variety store, and it did not cost $5 to buy a cookie on Bethesda Row.

9. We had fewer New Yorkers, people did not honk their horns.

10. Our taxes were 2/3 less than they are now.[/quote]

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