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Re: “The Comparison of Detroit and Memphis, Again”
If Memphis deannexed everything outside the I-240 loop, I can imagine the hue and cry from county government and the suburbs on how Memphis is "abandoning their responsibility." Then they would go to their homies in the state legislature and get them to pass some law forbidding Memphis from deannexing the areas because of the unfair burden of services it would place on county government. They might consent to the deannexation of Cordova (at least while it is still predominantly white and suburban), but they wouldn't accept the rest of Frayser, Whitehaven, Westwood, Raleigh and Hickory Hill. Ultimately, because suburban residents are so unalterably opposed to consolidation, they have a responsibility to work together with Memphis to come up with a comprehensive plan for making Memphis sustainable. Otherwise, the inevitable day is coming when Memphis' leaders will propose disincorporation, stating "We simply do not have the funds to continue." And as we have already seen with the schools, the voters of Memphis might well decide in a referendum to dissolve their city.
Re: “Schools Budget "best we could do" says Superintendent”
First off, OTP, ... many of the buildings will follow the students to the MSD's, along with the associated debt. Those are likely the newer buildings which will have the most debt attached to them.
It's far past time that the feasibility of every event should revolve around the "alleged" impact it will have on "minority" students. It's far past time the
"big majority minority" take responsibility for themselves and quit whining and depending on someone else to do for them what they should be doing for themselves, ... like, raising their kids properly.
One of the major reasons people decide to purchase property and reside in a certain area is the quality of the schools their kids will be attending. They are prepared to shoulder that cost when they make that decision. In most cases, it will cost them much more than if they had remained in the urban municipality. That's ok with them, as long as it's reflected in the level of service they receive.
Most states do not have the counties responsible for the education function, it is a municipal responsibility. In New York, for instance, your municipal property taxes can vary dramatically for adjacent municipalities depending on the level of service the citizens in each have decided to fund for themselves, ... including the schools.
In other words, you pay for what you receive.
This is what the proposed munis want also. Is there something wrong with this?
Re: “Animal Advocacy Group Plans Protest Against Memphis Animal Services”
Thank you, Bianca, for covering the rally. Our community can surely find a vet to work for 87K a year who won't ignore the suffering of an animal in her care. I know there are lots of dogs there. I know they are busy. But a dog with an embedded collar is surely in pain and should be able to be treated within a reasonable amount of time. That is not too much to ask from a city-tax paid, medical professional employee. Mr. Mayor has made no comment? We see how he keeps his promise of worst to first.
Re: “The Comparison of Detroit and Memphis, Again”
Sarcasm, Pop. I was addressing America's famous exclusive concern for Anglo-Saxon countries, when we let them be invaded and bombed by Germany for multiple years in two wars before finally getting involved.
Re: “Schools Budget "best we could do" says Superintendent”
Diogenes323
There are no facts to accept yet about the municipal schools option. Yes, the law is on the books, however, it has been challenged in court and that must be sorted out.
The expense of starting a msd, not to mention buildings and/or equipment has not even begun yet. It is obvious that some of the munis will not be able to support their own school district on top of the 8 dollar property tax rate.
What you, Diogenes and others don't quite grasp is the challenge to the state law about the disparate effect it would have on the mostly minority unified school district. The article on the Detroit Schools touched on it, but no-one seem to have noticed. Michigan has a funding scheme just like Tennessee. Schools are funded by the number of students enrolled. When and if those students leave the district, the funding follows the student, however, the cost of maintaining the schools, buildings, maintenance, equipment, etc goes up or remains the same. Since mostly minority students would be left in the unified schools, loss of that funding along with the white students(social and/or physcological effect) would have a disparate impact on the minority students. The General Assembly passed the law. It is assumed that the legislators realized what disparate effect this law would have on the minority students of Shelby County, but passed it anyway. So, just because the state made the law to apply statewide doesn't automatically mean that it is constitutional. They have erred many times in the past with laws that were statewide. What would happen to the minority students in the other counties, Knox, Davidson, Hamilton, if the suburban munis decide to form their own msds too? I would suspect that it will have a more harmful effect than in Shelby County. Baker, Donelson are no fools. This case is not over by a long shot if the CC continues it.
So, to you, Oaktree and others, this may not be as cut and dry as you would have us believe.
Re: “The Comparison of Detroit and Memphis, Again”
@Jeff
Pretty sure that Germany declared war on the United States, not the other way around.
Re: “The Comparison of Detroit and Memphis, Again”
@OTP
What Anglo-Saxon principles do you have in mind? I have never heard of any Anglo-Saxon "principles" and I sure want to know more about those. What should we say to those French settlers in Louisiana and the Illinois country who were here at the time? Should we ignore the Dutch who settled upstate New York? Or are they included in your tribal analysis as Anglo Saxons? What about the Germans who settled in Pennsyvania? They Anglos also?
Bullshit, as usual from you when you get way over your head.
i also want to know more about all that horrible discrimination by Anglo Saxons against their fellow white citizens of other national descents. Because I think you are just making that up, too.
What prime areas are on Memphis radar that makes them annex Cordova first? Is Memphis about to be hemmed in there? Are they about to be hemmed in if they don't annex Southwind?
More bullshit. Memphis wants the tax money.
Tell me more about this payroll tax stopping annexations. i thought you just said annexation was not about the money. LOL!
As far as I can tell, no one is stopping Memphis from doing anything lawful. What did you have in mind, exactly?
Re: “Benghazi Syndrome”
And what do you call those who have an irrational and absolutely rabid dislike for GWB? It's been my experience that the first person to throw out the race card is the racist.
Re: “Corky's Founder Don Pelts Passes Away”
A Sad day, indeed. I used to work for the family's furniture store, "Donald Furniture Store" back I the early 1970s and have to say Don was always the gentleman, even at that young age. He will truly be missed.
Re: “The Comparison of Detroit and Memphis, Again”
Which is why America declared war on Germany the minute (plus or minus a couple of years) they occupied France and bombed England.
Re: “Schools Budget "best we could do" says Superintendent”
OakTree
I don't think they will ever accept the fact until they wake up and notice that thousands of students are not showing up on the USD rolls.
"If it passes, the combined Shelby County and Memphis property tax rate, based on numbers currently being considered by the commission and city council, could be right around $8."
Someone please explain the property tax increase to me. What is this $8? $8 increase per $100, that should put Shelby county in the national news, or $8 increase because of the schools, or what?
Re: “Future Planning”
Oh cool, BB, didn't know you were a pagan. FYI, to be a good pagan, you should know that the two-serpents twined about a winged staff is called a caduceus and is a symbol associated with Hermes, the messenger, god of commerce, etc.
The similar medical symbol is the rod of Asclepius, which has one snake twined around a staff, which, you know, kinda screws up your otherwise entertaining story about the goat-herders and their DNA. But hey, nice try. Maybe another ignorant preacher can tell you a different uneducated story to help reestablish your moral foundations.
Re: “Letter From the Editor”
Bruce, marginalize three scandals, or in the case of Benghazi, corrupt crony politics, to exonerate the annointed one and his minions. And of course blame George W. for doing the same thing. A better comparison are the Clintons and all their scandals that were so under reported. You do address this with one tiny sentence, the last sentence of the article. I guess that is your idea of balanced reporting!
Re: “Letter to the Editor”
Sorry to burst your bubble J.C., but even Rush will tell you he's only right 99.3 percent of the time.
Re: “Letter From the Editor”
cd - Are you actually saying Conservatives do not want prosperity and peace?
Re: “Letter From the Editor”
And where would a Flyer column on the mishaps of the Obama administration be without a ubiquitous reference to GW Bush? Can you "journalists" be a little less predictable and a little more enlightening?
Re: “Schools Budget "best we could do" says Superintendent”
"..The unified system is expected to shrink drastically next year if suburbs form their own systems..."
IF? IF? Seriously?
Does everyone in this town speak in code? It ain't CYA when the Emperor has no clothes. Someone needs to point this fact out. It's getting obscene.
Re: “Future Planning”
@ ern,
Keep up the good work and the New Reich will surely reward you in the end?
I have always believed those noble soldiers of the fatherland wanted to reestablish the dreaded and biblical renown Nephilim in their quest for the ultimate soldiers using the corrupted genetics the U.S. government loaned them before WW2.
I find it even more interesting that the ancient symbol of the healing archangel Raphael (and much later, medical science) was described as two intertwined serpents otherwise known as the double helix and better known as DNA, the symbol of life and replication. How could such an accurate symbol unseen even by today’s scientist, be conceived by goat herders unless the designer of such technology KNEW what he was talking about and simply passed it along?
I believe just a little research would actually verify that the politically well educated and institutional progressive intellectuals and “scientist” of the past suggested the “flat earth theory as well as your “little men” in sperm. The very same thought process we see in today’s science and "climate change".
Re: “Schools Budget "best we could do" says Superintendent”
Basically they couldn't get this done sooner because the parties involved had to politically posture for a while. They had to wait until the last minute to start being realistic about the cuts.
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Re: “The Comparison of Detroit and Memphis, Again”
@Jeff
Got it. We need some kind of sarcasm indicator on the board. Hard to read that intent in the written word. I am certainly open to some sort of standard if you got one in mind.