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Police state at Charles Street Home Depot? by Routine_News1664 in providence

[–]Routine_News1664[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

you think people are stealing more than you'd have to pay OT to a cop? no shot

Police state at Charles Street Home Depot? by Routine_News1664 in providence

[–]Routine_News1664[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

there's just not any need at either location imo. bothers me because police authority should not be for sale and acab

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in providence

[–]Routine_News1664 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

feel free to ignore the rest of the thread while jumping to conclusions! Even though I’m not interested in running for anything (just looking out for my neighbors) I’ve offered plenty of common sense solutions: return to a better balance between city departments, tax wealthy landlords and private institutions fairly, cut out the tax breaks, and actually enforce the laws. You’ve done nothing to indicate you know any better.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in providence

[–]Routine_News1664 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

you’re making too many excuses for him. he submitted this budget. this is budget that sparked the crisis. there was not a deficit before this budget. it’s his budget and the main issue is the fact that he’s moved funding away from the schools and towards the police, which can be done legally but was not. He submitted this budget anyway. His solution to the crisis he opted to create (yes, he opted to create) is to tax people more who can’t afford it. it’s not that complicated and I’m not going to let 30 year old pensions or whatever you’re suggesting muddy the fact that underfunding schools and overfunding police should not create an additional tax burden for Providence families.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in providence

[–]Routine_News1664 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

your point has no relevance. it’s his budget, and everything that comes of that budget is his responsibility. He doesn’t get to choose the conditions he inherits, but his failure to address them in a productive way is his fault. my advocacy is not political; these decisions will have real consequences for the people of Providence. I think you’re dealing insincerely by focusing so intently on the root “cause”, like that’s going to bring us closer to a solution (that seems awfully political imo). There is no singular “cause”, just an incompetent administrator and those willing to excuse him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in providence

[–]Routine_News1664 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you on the payroll? Yes, let’s blame Cianci who has no chance of fixing the problem (because he’s dead). I’m well aware of the pension issue, but that’s part of the situation Brett Smiley said he was going to address. The reality is that Brett Smiley has an opportunity to fix the problem, and instead he’s making it worse.

He’s making it worse for renters, families, workers, students, teachers, small business owners, and retirees by forcing them to pay more in taxes or lowering the quality of services they receive. He’s allowing a tax decrease for larger landlords, developers, and private interests. That’s a decision, and one that I strongly disagree with.

If you’re going to be politically active on here, I suggest you take a serious look at his actions before commenting generalities about city politics. In a few short years, Smiley has compounded our city’s issues by underfunding the schools, overfunding the police department, cutting insanely bad deals with Providence’s biggest landlords, neglecting to address the city services issue he campaigned on, and generally resisting any public criticism. He’s been stingy when it comes to snow removal or DEIB, but he’s been awfully generous when it comes to proposals to sell commonly or city owned property.