[Nfbf-l] Fw: New York Times ArticleShows NeedforOperatingFundsin Stimulus

[Kirk Harmon]

Mark, All the more reason to get more organized on a National front to stop 
the madness before it does get worse! Let's close the barn door before we 
lose all the horses! Kirk
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From: "Mark" <markspark at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: New York Times ArticleShows 
NeedforOperatingFundsin Stimulus


> All good points.  Also, if these new riders become frustrated because 
> suddenly massive cutbacks occur and and they start thinking that maybe it 
> really is easier to ride in individual cars to work, it will become a 
> self-fulfilling prophecy and the powers that be may be bolstered in this 
> idea that more cuts should be made in mass transportation.
> Mark Tardif
> You can't hug your loved ones with nuclear arms
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> From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 8:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: New York Times Article Shows 
> NeedforOperatingFundsin Stimulus
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>
>> Good points, Mark!  It would seem that there are always excuses why not 
>> to
>> fund public transportation.  When ridership is low, it's felt to be
>> unnecessary.  Now that so many people are depending on it for their 
>> survival
>> in tough times, we can't find the money to fund it, and would rather see
>> folks struggling on unemployment benefits and other governemt benefits?
>> Very frustrating.  We must keep on trying to change this mind set...even 
>> if
>> it doesn't happen now.
>>
>> Sherrill
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
>> Behalf Of Mark
>> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 4:21 PM
>> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: New York Times Article Shows
>> NeedforOperatingFundsin Stimulus
>>
>>
>> Certainly, Jody.  But that doesn't mean we shouldn't be active in trying 
>> to
>> prevent it or at least reduce its impact.  Remember, it is also true that
>> more people across the country are using public transportation, so it 
>> would
>> seem accommodations should be made for that.  Also, property taxpayers 
>> who
>> often don't use this kind of service need to be educated as to why it is
>> important, especially regarding employment.  There is a certain group of
>> people, the poor and disabled, who are always being told to go to work, 
>> but
>> who will have a very hard time doing so should some of these more drastic
>> cuts be enacted in major cities.
>> Mark Tardif
>> You can't hug your loved ones with nuclear arms
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jody W. Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: New York Times Article Shows
>> NeedforOperatingFundsin Stimulus
>>
>>
>>>I agree that we have a major concern in having transit cut, but we are in 
>>>a
>>> Depression and EVERYTHING is being cut.  We have to understand that with
>>> the
>>> economic problems the country has that transit can't stay the same.  Cut
>>> backs and limiting hours is going to happen.
>>>
>>> JODY
>>>
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