Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] What's the LP position on this? Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 12:45:35 -0500 To: From: Bob Armstrong No disagreement . And this is very much like the roots of local governments= certainly in rural US . You taught in government schools , right ? Were you payed a= princely salary ? On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 10:32:02 -0500, Gary Popkin wrote: >=A0I have a vacation house in a development in Pike County, PA.= =A0We have an >=A0elected homeowners' association. =A0The association assesses= annual dues for >=A0things like plowing the common roads (but not my driveway) and= clearing the >=A0beach of the turds left by swarms of Canada geese over the= winter. =A0We can >=A0hire and fire any contractors we like. =A0We're not stuck with= government >=A0workers earning princely salaries, who are immune from the= normal pressures >=A0of the workplace (like, actually having to work). > >=A0If I fail to pay my dues, the association could take me to= court. =A0THAT'S >=A0how government should be involved, not plowing roads. --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Pix+ : .CoSy.MidWinterParty 17 =A0:= http://cosy.com/y04/MidWinter17.htm