Comments on: Rapid Silver Line Goes Down http://www.grpundit.com/2009/05/06/rapid-silver-line-goes-down/ Politics | Economics | Society | Grand Rapids, Michigan Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:12:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: RAPID WATCH http://www.grpundit.com/2009/05/06/rapid-silver-line-goes-down/#comment-486 RAPID WATCH Wed, 13 May 2009 15:18:27 +0000 http://www.grpundit.com/?p=363#comment-486 The average voter was smarter this time seeing through the Friends of Transit spin and idealist numbers based on some studies that are 4+ years old. GR mayor was quoted this week as saying this will be on the ballot again next year. We need to be ready and get the facts out (again). The good this election brought was attention to how the RAPID is managed and how inefficient it is! The average voter was smarter this time seeing through the Friends of Transit spin and idealist numbers based on some studies that are 4+ years old. GR mayor was quoted this week as saying this will be on the ballot again next year. We need to be ready and get the facts out (again). The good this election brought was attention to how the RAPID is managed and how inefficient it is!

]]> By: GRPundit http://www.grpundit.com/2009/05/06/rapid-silver-line-goes-down/#comment-483 GRPundit Thu, 07 May 2009 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.grpundit.com/?p=363#comment-483 @Aowwt: What on earth are you talking about? What does revenue sharing have to do with this tax increase? Absolutely nothing. Have you ever picked up an economics textbook? This would not have created jobs. It just would have shifted money around. Wow. @Aowwt: What on earth are you talking about? What does revenue sharing have to do with this tax increase? Absolutely nothing. Have you ever picked up an economics textbook? This would not have created jobs. It just would have shifted money around.

Wow.

]]> By: Aowwt http://www.grpundit.com/2009/05/06/rapid-silver-line-goes-down/#comment-482 Aowwt Thu, 07 May 2009 16:51:15 +0000 http://www.grpundit.com/?p=363#comment-482 Hey thanks for FAILING OUR CITIES. Why do you think every elected person in West Michigan was saying yes to this. Because they know that without this the cities have to start doing cuts. Since Revenue Sharing has not been increased since 2001 and since cuts increased for the cities. The cities have no choice but to start cuts of public safety since there is no other costs left to cut. Thanks for failing our cities and adding any more jobs to the area. I applaud you on your great job. Hey thanks for FAILING OUR CITIES. Why do you think every elected person in West Michigan was saying yes to this. Because they know that without this the cities have to start doing cuts. Since Revenue Sharing has not been increased since 2001 and since cuts increased for the cities. The cities have no choice but to start cuts of public safety since there is no other costs left to cut. Thanks for failing our cities and adding any more jobs to the area. I applaud you on your great job.

]]> By: Nick http://www.grpundit.com/2009/05/06/rapid-silver-line-goes-down/#comment-481 Nick Thu, 07 May 2009 11:30:12 +0000 http://www.grpundit.com/?p=363#comment-481 Great job with your Silver Line coverage before the election! Thrilled this thing went down. Real step forward for Grand Rapids voters. --Nick www.RightMichigan.com Great job with your Silver Line coverage before the election!

Thrilled this thing went down. Real step forward for Grand Rapids voters.

–Nick
http://www.RightMichigan.com

]]> By: ELarson http://www.grpundit.com/2009/05/06/rapid-silver-line-goes-down/#comment-479 ELarson Thu, 07 May 2009 00:30:38 +0000 http://www.grpundit.com/?p=363#comment-479 Thanks GR Pundit for your advocacy for the common taxpayer. Like you said, it was a team effort that dashed the hopes of the Friends of Transit and Peter Wege's $80,000 campaign donation. We witnessed what an informed grassroots commitment organized through the internet can do. Oh, and a poorly hatched transit plan in an even worse economy surely didn't help them either. We're tired of being viewed as revenue streams to the politicians. Thanks GR Pundit for your advocacy for the common taxpayer. Like you said, it was a team effort that dashed the hopes of the Friends of Transit and Peter Wege’s $80,000 campaign donation.

We witnessed what an informed grassroots commitment organized through the internet can do. Oh, and a poorly hatched transit plan in an even worse economy surely didn’t help them either. We’re tired of being viewed as revenue streams to the politicians.

]]> By: JS http://www.grpundit.com/2009/05/06/rapid-silver-line-goes-down/#comment-478 JS Wed, 06 May 2009 15:27:13 +0000 http://www.grpundit.com/?p=363#comment-478 Great work all year on getting out the word. Thanks GR Pundit. Kudos to Eric Larson and Kent County Families for Fiscal Responsibility who worked hard to deliver the message to the surrounding cities and to the Local Rebublican leadeship. A lot of us knocked on doors, me personally on the westside of GR, simply asking for peoples thoughts on the Silver Line. GRPundit.com was a great resource to guide folks to. EXCELLENT WORK! Great work all year on getting out the word. Thanks GR Pundit. Kudos to Eric Larson and Kent County Families for Fiscal Responsibility who worked hard to deliver the message to the surrounding cities and to the Local Rebublican leadeship. A lot of us knocked on doors, me personally on the westside of GR, simply asking for peoples thoughts on the Silver Line. GRPundit.com was a great resource to guide folks to. EXCELLENT WORK!

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