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Jul 24, 2008

Frank Girardot: How about a ban on moratoriums?

Is there anything more ridiculous than a moratorium? Take this story out of Los Angeles for example: On Tuesday, a City Council panel unanimously backed a ban on new fast- food restaurants in some South Central ...

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Conventional Carlos
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Jul 24, 2008
 
That fact that people patronize these places may not necessarily mean they favor them. It may simply mean these are the predominant choices they are given in their communties. Perhaps if they had more of a choice of place to eat (not just the same menu of fast food) they would patronize those places. Sometimes you need to create the atmosphere for that to take off however.
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Jul 24, 2008
 
The city council telling people what they can't eat?

George Orwell was right, he just got the year wrong.

Screw Big Brother
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Moratoriums are answers to lack of vision, wisdom, intelligence and ability from City Councils and staff to plan for their cities. Voters just need to elect smarter and more sensible city council members who can hire good staff.
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