Comments on: File under: cruelty http://rc3.org/2010/01/07/file-under-cruelty/ Strong opinions weakly held Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick Berry http://rc3.org/2010/01/07/file-under-cruelty/comment-page-1/#comment-7682 Patrick Berry Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:00:12 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10576#comment-7682 <p>More retail info: http://www.marco.org/322020141</p> More retail info: http://www.marco.org/322020141

]]> By: Rafe http://rc3.org/2010/01/07/file-under-cruelty/comment-page-1/#comment-7680 Rafe Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:55:38 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10576#comment-7680 <p>I did notice that in the article and in that regard the first sentence is perhaps unfair.</p> I did notice that in the article and in that regard the first sentence is perhaps unfair.

]]> By: John http://rc3.org/2010/01/07/file-under-cruelty/comment-page-1/#comment-7679 John Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:27:00 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10576#comment-7679 <p>As much as I dislike Wal-Mart, this practice is not company policy:</p> <p>"A Wal-Mart spokeswoman, Melissa Hill, said the company normally donates all its unworn goods to charities, and would have to investigate why the items found on 35th Street were discarded."</p> As much as I dislike Wal-Mart, this practice is not company policy:

“A Wal-Mart spokeswoman, Melissa Hill, said the company normally donates all its unworn goods to charities, and would have to investigate why the items found on 35th Street were discarded.”

]]> By: John http://rc3.org/2010/01/07/file-under-cruelty/comment-page-1/#comment-7678 John Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:16:21 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10576#comment-7678 <p>On major reason Detroit was bulldozing housing was to combat arson. For many years they have had a huge problem with people setting fire to vacant houses. Not only was it expensive to fight these fires, it was dangerous to the firefighters and nearby structures.</p> On major reason Detroit was bulldozing housing was to combat arson. For many years they have had a huge problem with people setting fire to vacant houses. Not only was it expensive to fight these fires, it was dangerous to the firefighters and nearby structures.

]]> By: Rafe http://rc3.org/2010/01/07/file-under-cruelty/comment-page-1/#comment-7675 Rafe Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:34:49 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10576#comment-7675 <p>I'm actually in favor of Detroit bulldozing the excess housing inventory. There was a really interesting article about how Flint, Michigan is consolidating a bunch of nearly empty dysfunctional neighborhoods into fewer, functional neighborhoods with a critical mass of residents. I don't think there are many other options for cities that have lost as much population as they have.</p> I’m actually in favor of Detroit bulldozing the excess housing inventory. There was a really interesting article about how Flint, Michigan is consolidating a bunch of nearly empty dysfunctional neighborhoods into fewer, functional neighborhoods with a critical mass of residents. I don’t think there are many other options for cities that have lost as much population as they have.

]]> By: Jeff http://rc3.org/2010/01/07/file-under-cruelty/comment-page-1/#comment-7674 Jeff Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:19:56 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=10576#comment-7674 <p>Stuff like this happens all the time and it's really a shame.</p> <p>Other examples: Farmers being paid not to grow crops to prop up food prices. Declining cities like Detroit bulldozing vacant houses to reduce housing supply to increase property prices.</p> <p>If often wonder what we could do if we actually tried sometimes.</p> Stuff like this happens all the time and it’s really a shame.

Other examples: Farmers being paid not to grow crops to prop up food prices. Declining cities like Detroit bulldozing vacant houses to reduce housing supply to increase property prices.

If often wonder what we could do if we actually tried sometimes.

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