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jersey385 t1_j9jt1xl wrote

This is why people need to vote and stop putting up with corruption. I sometimes wonder if people are just fine with their taxes doing nothing. Except for the fire department, I feel like they do a lot.

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Ilanaspax t1_j9lbyun wrote

That’s what happens when you plan a city so that it is filled with luxury rentals that families can’t afford to live in for more than a few years. Little long term investment or concern with the community and the people who’d like to stay and be involved will eventually get priced out.

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Lebesgue_Couloir t1_j9ll8md wrote

Makes no sense; even folks in luxury housing want a functional 911 call center, but keep grinding that axe

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Inkysin t1_j9lohi4 wrote

But will they take the time to register to vote in JC? Then show up for elections?

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Ilanaspax t1_j9lst1t wrote

Keep wondering why a community full of transient renters results in poor voter turn out. You’ll figure it out eventually (don’t hurt yourself thinking too hard)

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Lebesgue_Couloir t1_j9lx4a9 wrote

Source please on low voter turnout? Also, hating downtown is not a personality

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Ilanaspax t1_j9m16as wrote

Is demanding a source supposed to deflect from you being a moron?

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Lebesgue_Couloir t1_j9m3r13 wrote

Your ignorance is on full display; well done.

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Ilanaspax t1_j9m4h7l wrote

😱

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Lebesgue_Couloir t1_j9m5p5h wrote

Also, here's a voter turnout map from 2022

Of course you're fucking wrong. Downtown had the highest voter turnout in the city. But, again, spread misinformation because you have a superficial fetish with hating downtown.

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objectimpermanence t1_j9ml2pm wrote

Thanks, I was looking for a map like this the other day.

Certain people on here love to make up their own facts about things like this because they have an ax to grind.

By the way, it’s been well established that there’s a strong positive correlation between voter participation levels and income, so I’m not surprised to see that downtown has relatively high voter turnout levels.

Higher income people are also more likely to engage with their local elected leaders, which explains why downtown often gets “nice” things earlier than the rest of the city. Things like protected bike lanes, the pedestrian plaza, etc. are a direct result of people lobbying their council person for improvements.

It is true that homeowners tend to have higher voter participation rates than renters, but I suspect that downtown (not including Newport) also has a higher homeownership rate than other less affluent parts of the city. The Census bureau has this data, but I’m typing this on my phone and they don’t seem to have a convenient way to query this data at a census tract level using a mobile browser.

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Ilanaspax t1_j9ms51m wrote

lol I never said low (you did) and I never specified downtown (you did).

Congratulations on winning the argument you created in your head I guess?

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