tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post4264189128967873246..comments2023-09-02T12:29:45.592-04:00Comments on Had Enough Indy ?: Investigation of CIB PracticesHad Enough Indy?http://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-42664863364543221772009-04-29T20:06:00.000-04:002009-04-29T20:06:00.000-04:00Jon - thanks for leaving your comments.
I would n...Jon - thanks for leaving your comments.<br /><br />I would not be surprised to see the Republicans in favor of an investigation. They certainly entertain blame only for the Peterson Administration and nobody before then.<br /><br />I also have a firm belief that the public does have some weight with politicians, even if it isn't a reasonable amount. If the public demanded it during Council hearings on new taxes (assuming the Legislature enables them), it could happen. We have to keep trying or we'll never get better government.Had Enough Indy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-15299704775328780212009-04-29T19:09:00.000-04:002009-04-29T19:09:00.000-04:00Certainly we need to examine all of the dealings o...Certainly we need to examine all of the dealings of the CIB but how? The only people that can appoint or recall them are all politicians. The mayor appoints 6 of the members, the city council appoints 2 more and the controlling party in Marion County appoints the final member. None of these politicos wants to air any dirty laundry about these guys because they are afraid of the fallout.<br /><br /> Then there are the gifted few who receive the largess of CIB, a couple of billionaires. They plead their cases in the media often in mediums in which they spend tremendous amounts of advertising dollars. The 'billionaires' buy the influence of both parties through campaign contributions, free tickets to events and the occasional junket to CanCun.<br /><br /> What chance does the taxpayers have to contain and control this quasi-political agency? To quote Robert Reich among others, "socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor" is very much in vogue here in Indy.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490253182039581408noreply@blogger.com