[RP TownTalk] Not a class issue

[David Hiles]

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jared, wow. who are you?  i think you may be confusing class with 
money, like many americans.  class exists and it is part of how people 
make their daily decisions.  but i don't think high income equates 
class. neither do shopping tastes.   if you are interested in creating 
a more interesting area in our fair county, as i am, money is part of 
the mix.

people with higher incomes do have more choices in some ways than those 
who don't.  if you want more people with higher incomes in this area, 
you have to provide things here which they are interested in. if you 
think they like driving to silver spring and bethesda and annapolis and 
pentagon city to get their stuff i'd say... not so much.  if they have 
things that they like, then all of a sudden there is a bakery over 
there. and a model train store over here. and a cool little dress shop 
over there.  they start spending money in the neighborhood rather than 
in  montgomery county and more shops decide to open up.  i've been here 
more than 10 years, i'd like to see more stuff for me in the area.  i'd 
like to see our town gov't work to help make that happen.

btw, i grew up sometimes getting a sip of chilled ripple (a sweet pear 
fortified something, i don't think you can call it wine) while sitting 
out in the front yard.  i definitely prefer it chilled. i've looked for 
it a few times in the last ten years, but no joy.  if anybody knows of 
a source, let me know.



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> Jared wrote:
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> David Hiles wrote: "...or maybe sends me and other high income citizens
> another message..."  The discussion is great, but, David, making this a
> class issue is tacky and cheap.  If that is your message, then I'm
> comfortable telling you to go elsewhere.  If I misunderstood you,
> please correct.
>
> Jared
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> WE are who we have been waiting for.
> http://riverdalepark.blogspot.com/
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>
WE are who we have been waiting for.
http://riverdalepark.blogspot.com/