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In reply to the discussion: Statement from a friend who grew up in Baltimore [View all]Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)34. Its not fear, Its accounting
Our company had a building burn down from a lightning strike. Profits were low because of higher theft, security cost etc employee turnover, so we didnt rebuilt. If the same building burned down elsewhere we would have rebuilt.
As a business we want to expand and make money, but if people are not welcoming then we will go elsewhere. Even if 99% of our customers were great, the 1% can ruin it for everybody else. In our case we were not going to close the store but we were not going to invest 1 million to rebuild. The riots are just giving business owners an opportunity to reevaluate if they want to be there or not.
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The jobs aren't being offered to the folks throwing rocks. Oh and that solves police abuse how again
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#6
Never said anything about it solving police abuse. I don't see how throwing rocks solve it either.
NobodyHere
Apr 2015
#8
Not only that.. the tax base runs as fast as possible away from high crime areas.
TampaAnimusVortex
Apr 2015
#10
Years ago a book named "When Work Disappears" talked about the disappearance of jobs today.
jwirr
Apr 2015
#39
Someone else posted an OP based on it. It is a great article and it makes sense.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#70
A caller on Thom Hartmann's program just now mentioned how Balto. cases like that were
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#32
Or, if a kid hadn't been hassled, ticketed, fined, incarcerated for "meeting the eyes" a policeman
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#11
With all due respect to the one-liner here, what are you talking about? n/t
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#16
Oh, I get it. Silly me. Kind of like yelling and man/woman-handling Freddie Gray for not walking
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#35
We are, in fact, animals; mammals, highest order of great apes. Descendants of African plains apes
Half-Century Man
Apr 2015
#81
How is it adding to the problems. These folks wont get jobs either way. There has been little
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#49
+1 So true. A 'record', the ubiquitous 'credit report', practically anything can be officially
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#45
I believe New York State just passed a law that a credit report cannot be used in a hiring decision.
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#47
Glad to hear that about NY state. I also know many who are now one paycheck, accident or
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#52
Well, look at it this way...we're one state closer...just 49 left to go. Perhaps it's one of those
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#67
Yep one down & 49 to go, not impossible esp. if a wave as you say. I'm not worried about losses
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#69
So really what you are saying, is they are burning down the wrong neighborhoods.
TerrapinFlyer
Apr 2015
#50
I honestly think that is why the police stood back and let it happen. If the damage from 1968
jwirr
Apr 2015
#31
Great OP, thanks. We have wonderful memories of times in Balto., great city. So tragic, wrong.
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#46
Apparently they are very effective last resorts to injustice. See my #54 above.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#58
The Rolling Stone article lists nine cases that show you are wrong. I am sure there are more.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#60
You can disagree with heliocentrism too, but the facts are similarly against you.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#72
He will probably say yes. I will pm you his cell. Let him know I gave it to you. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#62