Anonymous
08/17/2022 10:31
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
Our ANC rep is a busybody old lady who takes offense at everything and gossips liberally - I would prefer an earnest 18 year old.
Anonymous
08/16/2022 22:33
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
Too young!
Anonymous
08/15/2022 08:49
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
This kid would likely do better than our ANC rep
Anonymous
08/10/2022 15:39
Subject: Re:Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
Anonymous wrote:Foisted!
That is top shelf DCUM content. Maybe one of my all time favorites. A great scene that illustrates the true meaning of the word.
Anonymous
08/10/2022 12:58
Subject: Re:Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
Foisted!
Anonymous
08/10/2022 10:31
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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.
Anonymous
08/10/2022 10:28
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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.
Anonymous
08/09/2022 17:42
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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.
Anonymous
08/09/2022 15:58
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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.
Anonymous
08/09/2022 15:53
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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.
Agree to disagree. The "small section of the population" is the one that's actually being affected. Their views count more than yours.
This is the argument of every NIMBY ever. It's been particularly emphasized by the people who are opposed to new schools in their neighborhoods. And it shows confusion about how democracy works. As a practical matter, people directly affected are more likely to be mobilized by an issue and are likely to have a greater impact. However, the fundamental underlying principle of democracy is one man, one vote. Nobody's view counts any more than anyone else's.
It doesn’t make me a NIMBY to support the view of people who I actually know and respect, sorry. Unlike you, I’m not an armchair quarterback.
Anonymous
08/09/2022 15:51
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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.
Agree to disagree. The "small section of the population" is the one that's actually being affected. Their views count more than yours.
You need to familiarize yourself with Mancur Olson’s work. If policy is dictated by the special interests who are “most affected”, everyone else suffers. What your advocating, when applied consistently across the spectrum of public policy, is a recipe for creating an awful place to live. Again, there are plenty of comparatively efficient policies that can help improve the lot of the working poor. Setting policy to favor the interests of restauranteurs and the small proportion of restaurant workers who do well from tips is not consistent with a concern for the public welfare.
No, I don’t “need” to do that or anything else. As I said, I know a lot of people - and they are of many stripes - in the restaurant industry in DC, and to a letter they don’t want the current system changed and don’t need “do gooders” who don’t work in the industry themselves dictating how they should be paid. I respect their views because they are actual, live, real people who I actually know.
Anonymous
08/09/2022 15:19
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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?
on 82? zero, zlich, nada.
They really only get a say for stuff like crosswalks and allowing a neighbor to build a slightly too big deck.
Anonymous
08/09/2022 15:15
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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?
Anonymous
08/09/2022 14:56
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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.
Agree to disagree. The "small section of the population" is the one that's actually being affected. Their views count more than yours.
This is the argument of every NIMBY ever. It's been particularly emphasized by the people who are opposed to new schools in their neighborhoods. And it shows confusion about how democracy works. As a practical matter, people directly affected are more likely to be mobilized by an issue and are likely to have a greater impact. However, the fundamental underlying principle of democracy is one man, one vote. Nobody's view counts any more than anyone else's.
Anonymous
08/09/2022 12:25
Subject: Another 18yo foisted upon Ward 3 DC voters
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.
Agree to disagree. The "small section of the population" is the one that's actually being affected. Their views count more than yours.
You need to familiarize yourself with Mancur Olson’s work. If policy is dictated by the special interests who are “most affected”, everyone else suffers. What your advocating, when applied consistently across the spectrum of public policy, is a recipe for creating an awful place to live. Again, there are plenty of comparatively efficient policies that can help improve the lot of the working poor. Setting policy to favor the interests of restauranteurs and the small proportion of restaurant workers who do well from tips is not consistent with a concern for the public welfare.