Comments on: CM Jim Graham Supporting Ellwood Thompson’s With a Council Bill

By: Thought

Thought — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:55:58 +0000

I’m in Dallas on business. Reading these flame wars makes me not miss DC very much.

I did visit a Kroger while down here. My god prices are cheap. Of course minimum wage here is probably 30 cents/hour and land is cheap…

By: Anon5

Anon5 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:40:57 +0000

Flame wars are fun.

By: liz

liz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:14:30 +0000

WHAT?!?! The last thing Columbia Heights needs is ANOTHER grocery store! Economic development is fine, but it comes at a cost to city services because of the lost tax revenue. And one grocery store is not enough to relieve unemployment in DC – how about JOB TRAINING??? Oh right, there won’t be money for that because DC keeps on giving away our tax base. See the ‘Numbers’ column in the Hill Rag this week and maybe you’ll understand how destructive and what a bad idea this is. Awful.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:08:01 +0000

OK, what I read that made me think this wasn’t new was the other part of the post:

The is the second time the council passed this bill. The earlier measure was about to expire, and so this action was necessary.

I might be misunderstanding it in light of the technical corrections thing.

And I don’t ever expect to forgive Graham for what he did on Loza’s behalf. People all of us lefty yuppies know at urban, poverty, and international development nonprofits spend careers fighting the kind of stuff he supported. We shouldn’t ignore it just because he works to bring us nice grocery stores.

By: Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:06:33 +0000

“I think it’s a good thing for all income levels in CH, from the very rich . . . to the very poor, who will benefit from having healthy, organic produce available . . .
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I support this business coming to CH but let’s not kid ourselves about who the primary customer base will be. Organic produce is generally the province of the wealthier because it’s more expensive than non-organic. Whether it’s worth the extra expense or not, it is nonetheless more expensive. Maybe the low income DC residents that work in the store will be able to buy the food (because of the employee discount mentioned above) but it’s not likely that you will see a lot of people from the nearby projects shopping at this store. If poor people were an important demographic, the store could find much cheaper retail space in SE or NE. Again, I am not down on this store or any other organic outfit. Organic costs more because it’s more expensive to produce. I’m just being realistic about the customer base.

By: Jay'O

Jay'O — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:06:14 +0000

…and by the way, I am a proud Liberal!!!!!!

By: Jay'O

Jay'O — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:05:33 +0000

Thanks Jim!

Good to hear that this legislation isn’t going to expire, or it would have added a whole new level of obsticales to being able to open! And don’t everyone forget how you were all crying and weeping a couple of days ago about Ellwood not being able to open!

By: voiceofreason

voiceofreason — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:58:50 +0000

Graham has made some seriously bad choices with his relationship with Teddy Loza, whether or not he is implicated in cabgate.

By: PoBoY

PoBoY — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:35:01 +0000

Hello All!
Give Jim Graham a break, he has some bad news with “Cabgate” ouch. HE has not been implicated…. I WILL continue to support JG until the US attorney presents additional evidence. JG is not perfect, but he always works onbehalf of the district and W1. Jim is from Scotland MD,

By: Neener

Neener — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:26:09 +0000

Based on being able to afford opening a large store in DCUSA, and based upon the customer base for the store, I think it’s safe to say both are rich.
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VOR, we are well aware you aren’t a liberal nor someone who thinks out his posts. I called you the Voice of Reason Magazine and I’m sticking to it.

I have a sneaking suspicion that I am richer than the owner of Ellwood Thompsons.

I spoke to a friend recently who runs three businesses (apt building, restaurant, book store) in a college town. I learned that her total real estate value is under $1 million- roughly the cost of a nice townhouse in Mt Pleasant- and they’re living on under 6 figures for a couple.

How many posters here have household incomes north of 6 figures?