Friday, October 31, 2008

Yes or No to Proposition 2?

On the Austin American-Statesman website is an editorial entitled 'Just say no to Proposition 2' which is about why Proposition 2 ought to be turned down. Proposition 2 would change the city charter that was put in place about five years ago, and the city will no longer be allowed to offer financial aid to businesses involving retail. The author's main points for being against Proposition 2 is that costly lawsuits would occur and the city would be restrained on new businesses flourishing. In addition, the amendment would make the city "break its promise" and a contract would be violated. Brian Rodgers is a business owner in support of this proposition but throughout this article he is made to sound like he is just holding a grudge from years ago.
This article is aimed toward all Austin voters who have not yet voted and plan to. The author is obviously against Proposition 2 and plays off the reader's fears in order to make a point. For example, saying that there WOULD be lawsuits isn't an accurate statement since the author is only assuming there would be. Personally, I am torn on the topic of Proposition 2 because I've heard the term so often and yet knew so little about what it actually entails. Even when researching it to try and find out more, it's difficult to try and weed through the opinions of everyone and get down to the facts. I would think that if Proposition 2 were passed, then taxpayers would know where their tax dollars are going to. Honestly, there are still a lot of questions that were left unanswered for me after reading this article....

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I voted FOR Prop 2. I don't like our city council interfering in the market this way and because of the settlement between Brian Rodgers and Endeavor I am comfortable that the Domain won't have a legal leg to stand on if they try to sue the city.

See: http://www.tommymorgan.com/index.php/2008/10/30/hey-austin-vote-for-prop-2/