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Am I supposed to be happy when a wooded areas is clear cut to build a dollar store?
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:02 pm
If I supposedly support free market and capitalism and limited government I should cheer this on?
But I really don’t. I get sad and and angry that yet more animals lost their habitat or were crushed and killed under equipment so that a sheet metal building can be erected and fat Americans can waddle inside and buy low quality junk from China.
I don’t like government but I can’t square this.
But I really don’t. I get sad and and angry that yet more animals lost their habitat or were crushed and killed under equipment so that a sheet metal building can be erected and fat Americans can waddle inside and buy low quality junk from China.
I don’t like government but I can’t square this.
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Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:03 pm to weagle99
Animals just move!
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:03 pm to weagle99
quote:
If I supposedly support free market and capitalism and limited government I should cheer this on?
But I really don’t. I get sad and and angry that yet more animals lost their habitat or were crushed and killed under equipment so that a sheet metal building can be erected and fat Americans can waddle inside and buy low quality junk from China.
I don’t like government but I can’t square this.
Your issue is with your city council zoning board. Go to those meetings and raise hell about stuff like this.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:05 pm to weagle99
Get out in the country. We have wild rabbits in the backyard, goats in the field, ducks and geese in the pond, and we still manage to squeeze a family dollar in down the road.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:05 pm to weagle99
They paved paradise and put up a dollar store.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:05 pm to weagle99
quote:
Am I supposed to be happy when a wooded areas is clear cut to build a dollar store?
Is it true that they have a plan to build stores up to the point where you will never be within more than like 5 miles of one, no matter where you are in the country?
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:06 pm to weagle99
quote:Depends. Did you own the property?
Am I supposed to be happy when a wooded areas is clear cut to build a dollar store?
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:07 pm to weagle99
I just saw where some developer is building more shitty rental properties behind the Wal Mart on Coursey. I've never seen an area go from rural-to-da 'hood as fast as the Jones Creek/Coursey area.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:07 pm to weagle99
quote:That is a local problem. More importantly, because it's local, it is a problem that you and 15-20 people could address. You want different community zoning? Make it happen.
I don’t like government but I can’t square this.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:07 pm to weagle99
Almost all towns and developed areas were once wooded areas. Unless you want to live in huts and be hunters and subsistence farmers then it’s necessary to an extent
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:08 pm to weagle99
The ultimate goal is to have a dollar store within 5 miles of every home in the US.
We're 75% there.
We're 75% there.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:09 pm to cwill
n/m
This post was edited on 11/2/22 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:10 pm to weagle99
quote:Happy? No, that is certainly not required in order to believe in free markets and capitalism.
Am I supposed to be happy when a wooded areas is clear cut to build a dollar store?
But you do need to support the right of a property owner to use HIS property in a way that YOU might not like.
This post was edited on 11/2/22 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:13 pm to BengalOnTheBay
quote:
Get out in the country. We have wild rabbits in the backyard, goats in the field, ducks and geese in the pond, and we still manage to squeeze a family dollar in down the road.
I'm farther out in the woods. My yard has possums, armadillos, deer, hawks, raccoons, snakes and last year we had a coyote. The problem is not the lack of a store. I knew that when I moved here. The problem is gas prices are so damn high with Democrats running things I have to pay a lot more to drive to the nearest store.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:15 pm to weagle99
I suspect almost all of us would like things to be the way each of us wants them to be. I wish Highway 90 in Sulphur was still dotted with beer joints and that I could still catch live music for no cover at the Circle Bar after work. But, like you, I must live with the fact that things do not always change for the better.
We humans are a fractious lot and frequently do not agree on the way things should be. So, you can have governments, warlords, or just the guy with the biggest stick deciding the way things will be OR you can allow for private property rights and free market principles to sort things out and then--here is the part that too often gets left out--learn to deal with the fact that things will not always go your way. Note that neither individuals (or groups thereof) nor the government are powerless in your hypothetical. Local governments frequently have zoning and/or permitting powers; governments can be persuaded to purchase land for public purposes such as parklands; and, of course, you and other free market participants can purchase the property and make whatever lawful use of it you deem fit. To loosely paraphrase Winston Churchill, it's not the best system, but it's better than all the others.
We humans are a fractious lot and frequently do not agree on the way things should be. So, you can have governments, warlords, or just the guy with the biggest stick deciding the way things will be OR you can allow for private property rights and free market principles to sort things out and then--here is the part that too often gets left out--learn to deal with the fact that things will not always go your way. Note that neither individuals (or groups thereof) nor the government are powerless in your hypothetical. Local governments frequently have zoning and/or permitting powers; governments can be persuaded to purchase land for public purposes such as parklands; and, of course, you and other free market participants can purchase the property and make whatever lawful use of it you deem fit. To loosely paraphrase Winston Churchill, it's not the best system, but it's better than all the others.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:16 pm to cwill
quote:They took all the trees
They paved paradise and put up a dollar store.
Put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:19 pm to weagle99
I am all for progress; However, building shite without planning for the community and ecological impact is horseshite. Batun Rudge is a prime example of rubber stamping construction projects by city councilman on the grift with ZERO accountability. That's not progress - it's negligence. You would think it's a bi-partisan issue but it isn't. Burbank WalMarks is literally less than 3 miles from the one on Siegen. 
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:24 pm to weagle99
.... I bet they gonna have some good deals on that potted meat in the can.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:25 pm to weagle99
You won’t have to worry much longer. We will all be in a smart city, own nothing, and will be happy.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 4:25 pm to weagle99
What was clear cut to build the residence you live in?
What about the building your employer occupies or the roads you use or the store where you get your food or the entertainment and dining facilities you may visit?
A lot of people seem to subscribe to the "now that I have mine, this needs to stop" mentality. I you want certain flora and fauna to remain, buy the property yourself and then you may do whatever you choose with it. That's generally the owner's right.
What about the building your employer occupies or the roads you use or the store where you get your food or the entertainment and dining facilities you may visit?
A lot of people seem to subscribe to the "now that I have mine, this needs to stop" mentality. I you want certain flora and fauna to remain, buy the property yourself and then you may do whatever you choose with it. That's generally the owner's right.
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