You're missing the point George. This isn't about good guys and bad guys. This is about money, power, politics, and elite organizations. No crowd-funding there.
Happy to send you information about how Pre-K is actually moving forward in Santa Fe with the public's tax money. On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:18 PM, George Duncan <gtdun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey, Merle, I don't remember forgetting where the money for this campaign > came from. According to the AP, > > Campaign finance reports show New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg > contributed $1.1 million to a pro-tax committee. The American Beverage > Association spent $1.3 million against the tax. > > Also, relevant is what organizations were for it and what organizations > were against? Again according to the AP, > > Spending by rival political committees pitted the American Beverage > Association and allied local businesses against soda-tax backers including > Bloomberg, teachers unions, the American Heart Association and the Roman > Catholic Church. > > Interesting allies to a "political mafia". > > Yes, we do need pre-K and now with this defeat I see no path towards > getting it. > > > > George Duncan > Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University > georgeduncanart.com > See posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram > Land: (505) 983-6895 > Mobile: (505) 469-4671 > > My art theme: Dynamic exposition of the tension between matrix order and > luminous chaos. > > "Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may > then be a valuable delusion." > From "Notes to myself on beginning a painting" by Richard Diebenkorn. > > "It's that knife-edge of uncertainty where we come alive to our truest > power." Joanna Macy. > > > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Merle Lefkoff <merlelefk...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> You forget George, that the political Mafia that runs Santa Fe city >> government not only put together a stupidly doomed proposal, but also >> brought in outside money that MATCHED the amount of money brought in by >> corporate interests. Some of you may remember that $250,000 of outside >> money also came into the Mayor's race after the City Council had passed >> legislation to insure a citizen-funded municipal campaign. As it turned >> out, the Mayor would have won without the extra money that local power >> brokers brought in from outside. Another loss for local democracy and >> getting money out of politics. Cry the Beloved City. Because we really >> really need pre-K. >> >> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:29 AM, George Duncan <gtdun...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Anyone like to bet that we will now address these issues "rationally" so >>> that there will be either funding for Pre-K or disincentives for sugary >>> drinks? I will take the opposite side of that bet. >>> >>> We now see the power of those corporate interests who will provide the >>> millions of dollars needed to defeat any tax proposal that might hurt them. >>> Some how I do not expect them to be funding Pre-K education by any means. >>> Also any new proposal to tax sugary drinks will prompt their money to be >>> put into opposition. Further note what our Governor said in response to >>> yesterday's defeat about the public mood to increase taxes. >>> >>> Yes, elitists may well think that Pre-K dominates cheap soda. And, yes, >>> elitists don't drink Coca-Cola and instead like Perrier water. So District >>> votes hardly surprising. >>> >>> Duncan >>> >>> >>> >>> George Duncan >>> Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University >>> georgeduncanart.com >>> See posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram >>> Land: (505) 983-6895 >>> Mobile: (505) 469-4671 >>> >>> My art theme: Dynamic exposition of the tension between matrix order and >>> luminous chaos. >>> >>> "Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It >>> may then be a valuable delusion." >>> From "Notes to myself on beginning a painting" by Richard Diebenkorn. >>> >>> "It's that knife-edge of uncertainty where we come alive to our truest >>> power." Joanna Macy. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Oh, and Elitism? Culturalism? >>>> >>>> Well the south side districts overwhelmly trounced it: 69% & 73% Even >>>> the most liberal districts were 50-50. >>>> >>>> -- Owen >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Voters smack down mayor’s beverage tax proposal >>>>> >>>>> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/voters-smac >>>>> k-down-mayor-s-beverage-tax-proposal/article_3971faf0-2f9c-1 >>>>> 1e7-8374-532a52cd354f.html >>>>> >>>>> Now maybe we can focus on health, pre-K, etc rationally rather than >>>>> tying them together idiotically. >>>>> >>>>> Quote: >>>>> >>>>> Opponents resisted the proposed tax as an unfair overreach by city >>>>> leaders and not the best way to fulfill a recognized need for expanding >>>>> access to preschool programs. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Amen! >>>>> >>>>> -- Owen! >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ============================================================ >>>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>>> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >>>> >>> >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. >> President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy >> emergentdiplomacy.org >> Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA >> >> Visiting Professor in Integrative Peacebuilding >> Saint Paul University >> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada >> >> merlelefk...@gmail.com <merlelef...@gmail.com> >> mobile: (303) 859-5609 >> skype: merle.lelfkoff2 >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > -- Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy emergentdiplomacy.org Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Visiting Professor in Integrative Peacebuilding Saint Paul University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada merlelefk...@gmail.com <merlelef...@gmail.com> mobile: (303) 859-5609 skype: merle.lelfkoff2
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