[Mpls] "Urban Legends" from The New Republic: Debunking Richard Florida-ism

[Dorie Rae Gallagher]

> "Cities must return to a progressive focus on fixing their real
> problems--that is, the problems of the majority of the people who live 
> there--not serving the interests of artists, hipsters, and their wealthy 
> patrons. Right now* school reform is often hostage to the power of 
> teachers' unions*. **City budgets**, which could be applied to improving 
> economic infrastructure, are** frequently bloated** by, among other 
> things, excessive * public sector employment and overgenerous pensions*. 
> In the contest for the remaining public funds, the knitted interests of * 
> downtown property holders*, *arts foundations*, *sports promoters*, and 
> nightclub owners often overwhelm those of more conventional small 
> businesses and family-oriented neighborhoods that could serve as havens 
> for the middle class"

That writer must be a fabulist...not  in Minneapolis!!! 
Thanks Mike, for revealing some common sense worth repeating.

Dorie Rae Gallagher
Nokomis


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