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• Commented on The Skyway's The Limit?
  Totally agreed....
• Commented on The Skyway's The Limit?
  The Skyway is viewed as a barrier because the land underneath it is a dead zone. By removing the Skyway an additional 27.5 acres will be opened up for development. Potentially creating $15.5 million in property taxes over 20 years....
• Commented on Buffalo's Outer Harbor: Candidate for an Urban Cable Car?
  Pretty neat. If this was done with mostly private funds that would be very interesting. But to me using public funds on this seems like an odd allocation and really unnecessary. Other thought, what about weather? How well is this...
• Commented on AIER Names 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2012-2013
  thanks for the response. Just a side note before I respond. When talking about the city I feel we should leave our feelings of "left" and "right" out of the discussion. On this site all of us have the same...
• Commented on AIER Names 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2012-2013
  I also agree with some of your points about suburbs. But don't you think decay is too strong? While EV isn't, as Tim says, "utopian". It is still nice. I don't see why you expect a difference from the people...
• Commented on AIER Names 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2012-2013
  I agree with your response. But what do you mean by that his comment reeks of racism and class warfare?...
• Commented on Something like this?
  Not sure about the structure of the building. But why not just remove those small windows and darker stone? and put a big window in each spot. Again idk how the structure of the building is but I think putting...
• Commented on Statler sits pretty in Buffalo... for now.
  Right I agree with your point. I think the government should help "incentivize" investment through tax breaks. Especially for urban re-development projects that need them. I think historic tax credits are a great idea. I just don't believe Mark Croce...
• Commented on Statler sits pretty in Buffalo... for now.
  This is the same thing with the ECIDA story. Mark Croce really doesn't need the $5 million, if he can actually afford to do the $100 million restoration. It would just help his profit margins. Same thing many of the...
• Commented on Statler sits pretty in Buffalo... for now.
  I'm not sure that Croce actually needs that $5 million subsidy and I think that is probably what the government thinks too. Not sure why $5 million is the hold up in this renovation that is going to cost somewhere...
• Commented on ECIDA's Heavy Agenda: Nearly $300 million in City Projects to be Considered
  I am not sure how my comment sparked that unnecessary and hilariously incorrect personal attack. I think what is happening is great and support creating tax incentives to invest in the city. Although, as I said I don't think Terry...
• Commented on ECIDA's Heavy Agenda: Nearly $300 million in City Projects to be Considered
  What is truly a shame is that someone would up vote that arrogant and ignorant post....
• Commented on ECIDA's Heavy Agenda: Nearly $300 million in City Projects to be Considered
  Thank you whatever for your response. In response to longgone: Clearly I understand the math behind it, and I am not against giving tax breaks. However I am just not sure it is the best allocation of money. Do these...
• Commented on ECIDA's Heavy Agenda: Nearly $300 million in City Projects to be Considered
  Great Projects! But I am not sure that giving that much money to wealthy people to make more money is a good idea.. However sometimes government does need to "incentivize" investment....
• Commented on Receivership
  Only a few of the units were occupied, many of them were vacant....
• Commented on MLK splash pad nearing completion
  if it only was that simple....
• Commented on MLK splash pad nearing completion
  if only it were that simple....
• Commented on Buffalo Bills Hire Syracuse Head Coach Doug Marrone
  exactly. It will be interesting to see if they draft Syracuse's QB Ryan Nassib....
• Commented on Big Deal: Sinatra Expands Main/Ferry Holdings
  I was disappointed when I drove by the Fenton complex. To me the outside was not appealing. I didn't like the color, but do others feel this way or does it look good?...
• Commented on Casino Construction Tops Off
  blame Alan Greenspan. One of the constants in all of the deregulation talks since the 1980s....
• Commented on HSBC Leaving Tower
  thats what I was thinking. Make the top few floors condos, I think they would very quickly sell with a high margin of profit. Either put or hotel in there or try to get new office space tenants. I don't...
• Commented on Rich Products Makes Hometown Investment
  because the rich already have money.....
• Commented on Buffalo Bills: Fan Frustration Forces a Hard Look at Chan Gailey
  totally agree on all parts. I was actually happy with the game. We obviously still need a QB, and a LB. Barnett is awful. But that one play where Kyle and Marcell knocked over the guards was awesome hah....
• Commented on In Politics and in Sports. There's Got To Be a Morning After
  haha ok. Yes I think we had this discussion before. But the government of the mid-2000s was run by conservative, republicans. Still, the government needs to regulate banks and make sure they aren't doing bad things. I think everyone should...
• Commented on In Politics and in Sports. There's Got To Be a Morning After
  Ha come on. By saying that the electorate needs to be protected against its own ignorance because the majority of inner city minorities voted for the Democrat, is just calling minorities ignorant. Not right. Especially with the fact there are...
• Commented on In Politics and in Sports. There's Got To Be a Morning After
  fair points. Animosity because he is trying to be politically divisive about "Obamacare" when clearly it is not going to hurt his finances any, although he is going to hurt his employees' (potentially). That is my major problem with him....
• Commented on In Politics and in Sports. There's Got To Be a Morning After
  the money that went into the auto industry was repaid with interest. It wasn't a handout, it was an investment, which the federal government made money off of....
• Commented on In Politics and in Sports. There's Got To Be a Morning After
  meant in reply to Ben Franklin...
• Commented on In Politics and in Sports. There's Got To Be a Morning After
  Yes. Oh and definitely I agree, taxing the rich isn't going to solve all of our fiscal problems. Also I don't think we should have the excessive taxes that the more socialist governments of Europe do. I just think the...
• Commented on In Politics and in Sports. There's Got To Be a Morning After
  http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/money/uploaded_images/schnatter-798810.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/money/2008/06/10-most-valuable-homes-in-louisville.html&h=262&w=400&sz=30&tbnid=9GcFbOZ60VbHJM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=116&zoom=1&usg=__x6LYyxdEEoWAbM1J7jcDcOAWDsI=&docid=aIU3ph9QldnUqM&sa=X&ei=es6fUNuRGanQ2AWwhgE&ved=0CD8Q9QEwBA&dur=776 This is John Schnatter's house. He is the CEO of Papa Johns who says that Obamacare will cause the price of his pizza to go up 11-14 cents. He also says that he will have to cut the hours...