Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "No
Blog In The Sixties ,,,by Golly":
WHAT??? How can The Auroran (a
paper that seems to be the gold standard for Evelyn's Buckaroos) miss the mark
by having Stephen Somerville write for them?
His column is an
"EDITORIAL". He is expressing an opinion - his opinion.
Who are you to
say that his opinion is a waste a paper? Perhaps your opinion here on this blog
is a waste of electrons.
As far as Ms Buck contention that Pirri cannot
speak to taxation issues I say pish-posh. Anyone in this Country that pays
income taxes ultimately pays taxes to the Town through the way higher levels
flow down revenue, so your argument that he does not pay taxes is without
merit.
I think wards in Aurora is a good idea and I also think that term
limits is a good idea. We need to evolve and without term limits there is no
evolution.
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I do not contend a Councillor cannot speak to issues at the Council table.
Aurora voters gave full authority for Councillor Pirri to do so.
I do not " argue" the Councillor does not pay property tax. The fact speaks for itself.
If Councillor Pirri wishes to argue payment of income tax on a Council salary is equal to the average of $300. a month in property taxes, why does he not do so?
Why does an anonymous person argue the point ?
Is the issue too sensitive?
Local government has evolved substantially.
Time was only a property owner had the right to vote on a money issue.
And a time before "universal suffrage" when those without property could not vote at all. .
Time continued still longer, when women could not vote .
And a time, in the sixties, when the right to vote in municipal elections was reduced to eighteen from twenty-one.
For every evolution , a price was paid, so that future generations could have the rights we take for granted to-day. .
The idea of term limits and ward system, in this small urban node, actually erodes rights hard fought and won.
By the way, The English dismissive is Pish-tosh, not pish-posh
Silly Billy!!!
Thursday, 31 January 2013
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If Councillor Pirri wishes to argue the point, that is his right. Perhaps he does not argue it because it's a red herring and he feels it's not worth the oxygen to do so.
I argue the point only to show that you are wrong in this case. Anyone that pays taxes has the right to speak to those issues.
Here's another history lesson for you. Time was only male property owners had the right to vote. Maybe we have gone too far? Certainly would make our lives easier.
By the way back....
Pish-tosh is defined as "Rubbish, bunk, a ridiculous proposition." According to the Urban Dictionary.
Pish-posh is defined in the same reference site as "declaring one's opinions or thoughts absurd, irrelevant or redundant."
So there!
And here I was naively assuming that the negative creature had departed the Blog. There it is in all it's splendour taking on wards and term limits as the latest cause. And once again we are being ordered to evolve by an beetle!
3:33 and 3:39 must be the same person - arguing against themselves.... what a maroon!
3:39 PM
A beetle that failed to get elected & figures it would stand a better chance with term limits to empty some seats. It's always about 'Me! '.
If Clr. Pirri is seriously suggesting the reduction in the number of councillors from eight to six I would support this if it were to take immediate affect.
And I would like to have the choice of those leaving the table.
What a boring pedant! 3:33 PM is losing it!
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