tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post847999412493437097..comments2023-11-03T06:29:15.083-05:00Comments on Quad City Images: My last Pre-Promise, Pro-Promise PostQuadCityImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-24983150900843896092009-03-02T22:45:00.000-06:002009-03-02T22:45:00.000-06:00Would that be the same Mark Nelson that chose to e...Would that be the same Mark Nelson that chose to editorialize on the condition of downtown Davenport and the probability of failure for the Blackhawk Hotel project while submitting the appraisal for the property? Nelson’s scathing criticism of downtown Davenport displays an abject lack of professionalism and puts into question the reliability of his arguments of opposition to the Promise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-32243877028813591292009-03-02T20:55:00.000-06:002009-03-02T20:55:00.000-06:00"Mark Nelson said Tuesday though that if this pass..."<I>Mark Nelson said Tuesday though that if this passes, people won't vote this benefit away. That should tell you everything right there.</I>"<BR/><BR/>The point being that even if the program doesn't work, a very vocal and active minority getting freebies will mobilize to keep the program going. A vocal and active minority receiving a benefit will always be more vociferous than a group 'at large' that feels like they are getting harmed by a program, simply because those few that benefit see big benefits, while the majority of those that feel they are getting screwed feel that the negative aspects are shared among a large group of people (the entire population) so it isn't worth their time to fight it. That is, if 10% are benefitting, they are going to fight long and hard for it, while the 90% that are getting screwed might not say much because, as a group, neither is affected all that much because the costs are spread across 100% of the population.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't mean it is a good or worthwhile program.<BR/><BR/>"<I>How many lazy people have you met that have a college degree?</I>"<BR/><BR/>Very few. I think the concern here is that "lazy" people will flock to the area looking for a freebie/handout, will not succeed (because they are lazy), and then will be here and probably will not ever leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-23610567470886377922009-03-02T20:12:00.000-06:002009-03-02T20:12:00.000-06:00What more can Davenport do to make itself hip to y...What more can Davenport do to make itself hip to young professionals? Maybe we could have a couple more mall shootings and build another skybridge to connect the IMAX to the ghetto lofts downtown. That oughtta do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-65921888756200479242009-03-02T19:59:00.000-06:002009-03-02T19:59:00.000-06:00I voted against the Promise but it killed me when ...I voted against the Promise but it killed me when I saw who else was opposing it. Yerington, McGreevey, and the rest. Its always the same bunch. I feel like I made a hard decision and Im sticking to it, but it sucks to betray your own side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-33828715964175458252009-03-02T19:58:00.000-06:002009-03-02T19:58:00.000-06:00I believe I have made my decision. Seeing Ald Bill...I believe I have made my decision. Seeing Ald Bill Goat's ugly, road mapped face and nasty teeth on TV tonight, spouting off that he is "a professor" bullcrap, I fully support The Promise. Anything The Goatman is against, I am for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-57625603441922636772009-03-02T16:36:00.000-06:002009-03-02T16:36:00.000-06:00I will concede that there are probably many colleg...I will concede that there are probably many college graduates that have come back to Davenport that are more productive than I. I'm rooting for there to be many more, too. Hopefully we give them a warm welcome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500785397409493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-85430540846154365422009-03-02T15:29:00.000-06:002009-03-02T15:29:00.000-06:00Speaking of what the outcome of the Promise might...Speaking of what the outcome of the Promise might be, all one has to do is look what an expensive college education did for Davenport's very own village idiot. After graduating an institution of higher learning, he came back to Davenport to operate a blog called Information Swimming.<BR/><BR/>Party On Garth !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-66488178547028410602009-03-02T13:31:00.000-06:002009-03-02T13:31:00.000-06:00If eveeryone were as "lazy" as QCI, Davenport woul...If eveeryone were as "lazy" as QCI, Davenport would be an amazing place to live, 1:17.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500785397409493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-83068790471992936932009-03-02T13:29:00.000-06:002009-03-02T13:29:00.000-06:001:17 One of the bests post ever. Ever. Thank you.1:17 <BR/>One of the bests post ever. Ever. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-23814149617387443042009-03-02T13:17:00.000-06:002009-03-02T13:17:00.000-06:00Pioneer, meet QCI. QCI, meet Pioneer.Now pioneer...Pioneer, meet QCI. <BR/><BR/>QCI, meet Pioneer.<BR/><BR/>Now pioneer, your day is complete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-8591912635493541622009-03-02T12:00:00.001-06:002009-03-02T12:00:00.001-06:008:01 - How many lazy people have you met that have...8:01 - How many lazy people have you met that have a college degree?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500785397409493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-53650739166393337542009-03-02T12:00:00.000-06:002009-03-02T12:00:00.000-06:00Oh, you mean neighboring cities may have to do som...Oh, you mean neighboring cities may have to do something to make themselves as desireable as Davenport would become if this thing passes? How can motivating our neighboring cities to improve themselves possibly be a bad thing?<BR/><BR/>Moline and Rock Island led the downtown revitalization efforts in this area. Their success has also forced Davenport to react over the years, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500785397409493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-56180665756361364062009-03-02T11:46:00.000-06:002009-03-02T11:46:00.000-06:00Thanks for the tidy summary, QCI! Definitely goin...Thanks for the tidy summary, QCI! Definitely going to vote tomorrow.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007010000882447482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-37028444528212764192009-03-02T08:01:00.000-06:002009-03-02T08:01:00.000-06:00This flippant "Oh well, the Illinois side deserves...This flippant "Oh well, the Illinois side deserves to be trashed anyway" mentality is what kills the region as a whole from an economic standpoint. There is no synergy between the towns which constitute the Quad Cities, which is why most of them suffer. Of course, nobody from Bettendorf is going to move to Davenport. They have vastly superior schools, better maintained roads, and safer neighborhoods. Who in their right mind is going to move their children from PV or Bettendorf to Davenport? Most people in Bettendorf can afford to send their kids college anyway and don't need a public handout to do so. If Promise passses, Davenport will cement its image as a haven for low-class, lazy trash who expect other people to pay their way in life. Good luck with that label.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-43512791103303509372009-03-02T08:00:00.000-06:002009-03-02T08:00:00.000-06:00You said it yourself as quoted "I'm sorry, but if ...You said it yourself as quoted "I'm sorry, but if you add 100 kids whose parents would rather shoot at each other than raise their kids, any public OR private school is going to have trouble." This is exactly what our schools have now. Do you really think people are going to leave where they're living now to move here and enroll their kids in schools that have this type of environment. The best way to sell this city is to clean up the crime in our streets and SCHOOLS and focus on restoring our crumbling infrastructure and then maybe our city would be a more desirable place to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-86474480703744804982009-03-02T07:56:00.000-06:002009-03-02T07:56:00.000-06:00CQI when you say itd not a new tax, thats misleadi...CQI when you say itd not a new tax, thats misleading. It will increase sales tax. Thats money on your utilities that will increase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-71468724237053603082009-03-02T07:41:00.000-06:002009-03-02T07:41:00.000-06:00If I lived in Rock Island County, I'd be wanting t...If I lived in Rock Island County, I'd be wanting to move to Davenport anyway... less crime.Pho3niXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774706892327337548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-33038897754264608302009-03-02T07:23:00.000-06:002009-03-02T07:23:00.000-06:00I'd be fine with the entire region doing something...I'd be fine with the entire region doing something along these lines, if the Promise passes.<BR/><BR/>My risks and rewards were only covering Davenport, however, which I probably should have mentioned. I'd say it has a risk of drawing either potential or current residents away from Cedar Rapids, Peoria, etc, but that risk is less concerning than the potential impact to Illinois-side QCs. I'm not that worried about Bettendorf, PV, or LeClaire, because they have perfected the art of robbing Davenport for decades.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-8037641372114376952009-03-02T07:20:00.000-06:002009-03-02T07:20:00.000-06:00You forgot another potential risk: The nearby cit...You forgot another potential risk: The nearby cities of Moline, East Moline, and Rock Island will see their school/city budgets drained as people move to Davenport for free college. The Illinois side is already hurting more than the Iowa side. Davenport Promise would be a big nail in their coffin for economic development. In fact, I'm willing to bet a large majority of Davenport's new residents would come from within the QC metro area. That is not increasing population, but rather shifting it from one location to another. There needs to be a plan which grows the whole region. Davenport Promise is a classic example of robbing Peter to pay Paul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com