- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: I am struggling with the moral implications of this St. George thing.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:22 am to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:22 am to Mike da Tigah
quote:
When the surroundings get a little sketchy, pack it up and move down the road a bit.
Tell us where you live.
0
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:23 am to Geecubed
quote:
and many urban legislators cried that you had to have an incorporated city first.
Sharon Weston Broome was one of them. Her words are not coming back to bite her on the rear.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:25 am to Slippy
Didn't you know that criminals can't cross city lines?
I don't understand where the money for police, firefighters, new schools, new city buildings, etc. is going to come from day 1.
I think it's incredibly short-sighted.
I don't understand where the money for police, firefighters, new schools, new city buildings, etc. is going to come from day 1.
I think it's incredibly short-sighted.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:27 am to MLCLyons
quote:
I don't understand where the money for police, firefighters, new schools, new city buildings, etc. is going to come from day 1.
We already pay for sheriff and fire through property taxes. The schools will theoretically be an ISD which has a dedicated tax from those in it. City buildings won't be much of a factor for at least several years. I'm not against taxes if I can see the direct benefit to my surrounding area. I am against paying more taxes for things that never materialize.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:28 am to Slippy
quote:
Is segregation and isolation a good long term strategy for a community? I don't see where it leads anywhere good.
The current strategy has given BR a city-council that will not hire an airport director until a black applicant comes by. Qualified white applicants were told "no thanks"
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:31 am to Slippy
quote:
moral implications of this St. George thing.
WTF are you talking about ?
Damn idiot. Tell Bernie Sanders the Great City of St George says “hey”.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:33 am to Cump11b
quote:
BR schools are crap..
Where are all these St. George schools that are so exceptional? Woodlawn has never been a great school during my lifetime, is it going to magically get better when more kids are sent there? It's the only public high school in the St. George area.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:37 am to MLCLyons
quote:
Where are all these St. George schools that are so exceptional? Woodlawn has never been a great school during my lifetime, is it going to magically get better when more kids are sent there? It's the only public high school in the St. George area.
We'd have to build more. One high school for around 85,000 people isn't feasible. The elementary schools in the Woodlawn High area are some of the better ones in the parish. Middle schools aren't all that bad either but then the high school is sub par. It's because students get bused in from other areas. No reason for where that school is at that it should get the ratings it gets. It's pretty typical for most public high schools in Baton Rouge.
This post was edited on 6/19/19 at 11:39 am
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:39 am to MLCLyons
quote:
Where are all these St. George schools that are so exceptional? Woodlawn has never been a great school during my lifetime, is it going to magically get better when more kids are sent there? It's the only public high school in the St. George area.
Do kids from across BR get bused there currently?
If it became a neighborhood school that was attended by people that lived in the area it would likely get better.
If BR had neighborhood schools it could help contain the shite show to some schools rather than all. No different than suburbs of Houston which has some crap schools but also plenty of fantastic ones
This post was edited on 6/19/19 at 11:47 am
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:40 am to Slippy
This would not be an issue if EBR would have let St. George have it’s own school district, like Central. They force the St. George proponents’ hand.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 11:49 am to TheHarahanian
quote:
Are you willing to move yourself and your family to the middle of north Baton Rouge, and donate large amounts of cash to the city government there in an attempt to keep things afloat? Probably not, so where's the line you've drawn? At your family's safety? At double digit contributions of your earnings? It's easy to judge others when you have no skin in the game. If I want to soothe my conscience by helping the less fortunate, I sure as hell won't give money to any government to do that for me.
This post is the only post necessary for the OP topic. Like myself , this dude said himself “I don’t have a vote”. Then Why in the frick are you concerned with the shite. Your life must really suck. Life tip for ya: if it doesn’t affect you or your family/friends(to an extent) then pay it no mind.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:12 pm to MLCLyons
quote:
I don't understand where the money for police, firefighters, new schools, new city buildings, etc. is going to come from day 1.
Sales tax obtained in St. George limits go to St. George from day one of incorporation.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:15 pm to MLCLyons
quote:
Woodlawn has never been a great school during my lifetime, is it going to magically get better when more kids are sent there?
Both Central and Zachary saw drastic improvements to their school systems when they moved from under the control of the East Baton Rouge School System.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:15 pm to Deactived
quote:
To be fair, the mayor, north br, and Gary chambers want to be segregated. Buy black, only support black businesses, and put all the money in north br. They want BR Wakanda and that means their area all to themselves
I say give them what they want. Let NBR form their own city and let those racist fools run it.
Of course they won’t though. They’ll never say it but they know they can’t do or fund shite without the $ from the people they hate.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:20 pm to Slippy
quote:
I am struggling with the moral implications of this St. George thing
Are you struggling with the morality of the City of Baton Rouge taking ~$50 million per year from the residents of the unincorporated area to provide services to only those in the Baton Rouge City limits?
Because that is literally theft.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:21 pm to Slippy
I just moved to the Pacific northwest.
Louisiana will be farther backwards, making every attempt to shoot themselves in the foot. Colorado just passed a billion in cannabis and Louisiana wants private prisons lol
And frick the culcha
quote:
But I spend a lot of time thinking about what the world will look like 10, 20, 50 years down the line.
Louisiana will be farther backwards, making every attempt to shoot themselves in the foot. Colorado just passed a billion in cannabis and Louisiana wants private prisons lol
And frick the culcha
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:23 pm to Slippy
The KC metro is a great example for you. Nobody calls Leawood, Lenexa or Overland Park racist because they want to be separate entities from KCMO and Wyandotte County. Those places are train wrecks of their own makings. It sounds like SG has little in common with the rest of BR. Just because white people want to do something as a majority unit doesn't immediately make it "racist". Nobody is stopping a black family from moving to SG, as a far as I know.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:25 pm to cable
All of those towns are in a different state. 
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:30 pm to tylercsbn9
quote:
Do kids from across BR get bused there currently?
A small percentage at best.
quote:
If BR had neighborhood schools it could help contain the shite show to some schools rather than all.
Wouldn’t it make sense then to not turn anymore traditional public schools into charter schools? Because now that is what would cause someone to have to be bussed across town to another school.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 12:30 pm to c on z
Wyandotte is in Kansas and KCMO floats the idea of joint ventures with JOCO on a regular basis. It always gets shot down with haste. Nobody in JOCO wants anything to do with Jackson County, MO.
Page 6 of 12
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News