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« Polls
Do you believe V&M Star Steel will expand in Youngstown if Youngstown and Girard resolve their land dispute?
| Choice | Percent | Visual | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 58% | 248 | |
| No | 41% | 179 | |
| 427 total votes | |||
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My heart says yes, but my head says no.
I believe this is a V&M ploy to expand their baghouse and the project will never happen. Girard should sit still and watch Mayor Jay come begging for the land with lots more tax benefits for Girard as the carrot.
Civil groups can't get together because the Greed ! The same is to be said with this situation. Girard wants to protect it's intrest and the same for Youngstown. The Only intresting thing is there's no hope let alone JOBS. This project won't get off the ground. It's just wasted ink and paper !
I voted yes, and I hope I'm right. Unfortunately, I have my doubts though.
There are strong protectionist elements in this valley that consistently work to derail anything that resembles cooperation between communities or, god forbid, regionalization.
Look at Foxtrot and UnionForever's comments. It's outdated attitudes like this that help keep this community isolated from the rest of the world.
The Quail
This is an absolute no-brainer. Of course, change the name/boundaries of this weed patch and bring on the jobs along with the boost to the economy and local income tax base that come with it. Any mayor standing in its way needs to be changed with dereliction of duty, misfeasance and malfeasance.
DUH! I have an answer, if you cut taxes and create incentives that ease the economic burden of companies such as V&M Steel... This would create more funds for the company to use productively as it chooses... just a thought. We need to let V&M decide weather the expansion is necessary or not and let V&M decide how to pay the city of Girard for the expansion.
Conservatism_Prospers: You are repeating what dubya told us about 9 years ago. Bu0, the last time I checked, he had cut taxes and things weren't going all that splendidly.
I don't like unnecessary taxes any better than you, but the old conservative mantra of "cutting taxes creates jobs" without any substantiating evidence is getting exhausting,
Reagan/Bush tried it with their ridiculous "trickle-down" and "no new taxes" campaigns. The result? A recession.
Dubya tried it with his "cut taxes and borrow the money needed to finance the gov't" routine. The result? A recession.
Saying "cut taxes" sure sounds nice and gets people elected, but the results are never what was promised. Give it up.
The Quail
Sounds like we have a deal - fingers crossed - we need these jobs for the valley!!!