[nabs-l] handicaped parking

[T. Joseph Carter]

We have that list.  It's blind-talk.  Actually, it's "blindtlk", 
because Dave's never bothered with the considerable effort needed to 
rename it.  Creating the new list, moving archives over, moving 
subscribers over, setting up aliases to make the old list name work 
for people who are unaware of the change, etc.

Joseph


On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 01:41:17PM -0700, William ODonnell wrote:
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>I think the Nabbs list could be used for more productive topics related to students, colleges and univercities, legal issues with higher education; not, issues concerning parks, passes, and "freebees."  I understand each one of us look for outlets and spaces to vent; however, we can maybe set up a special list for issues with dailly discussions with special topics in a "random" list.  It could be in-titled: random thoughts/discussions at nfbnet.org or something elce.
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>--- On Mon, 5/18/09, Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> From: Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] handicaped parking
>> To: "NABS mail list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 1:50 PM
>> Courtney,
>> 
>> How many people on this list have ever been to a national
>> park? How many go on a regular basis? When was the last time
>> you went to a national park?
>> 
>> The answer to those questions is why the NPS provides a
>> free disability pass. As I said yeasterday, the purpose of
>> the NPS pass is to encoueage disabled persons to use the
>> parks. Think about it, if a disabled person has enough money
>> to go on vacation to visit a national park, clearly they
>> have the ability to afford a $25 park entrance fee.
>> Therefore, what would be the point of providing a pass if it
>> was not for the purposes of encouraging disabled persons to
>> use the national parks?
>> 
>> Or, think of it in another context. Consider the First-time
>> home buyer's tax credit. Are first time home buyers so broke
>> that the governemt must target them for a tax break, or is
>> the purpose of the first time home buyer's tax credit to
>> incourage first time home buyers to buy that first home?
>> 
>> Jim
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>> Jim
>> Jim,
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>> Here's where I disagree.  Why would a disabled person
>> necessarily
>> require a pass to utalize the park service?  In other
>> words, does the
>> rationale still come down to the fact that we are too poor
>> to pay the
>> required fee?  If it doesn't, I really would be interested
>> in what the
>> rationale is for giving us free passes.  Why are we a
>> minority they
>> want to recruit, even going to the expense/loss of revenue
>> of offering
>> free passes?
>> Courtney
>> 
>> Homer Simpson's brain: "Use reverse psychology." 
>>  Homer: "Oh, that sounds too complicated." 
>>  Homer's brain: "Okay, don't use reverse psychology."
>>  Homer: "Okay, I will!"
>> 
>> 
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