tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925757.post666344474104136903..comments2023-08-19T05:04:44.652-04:00Comments on LifeoftheMind: Comment on Belmont Club "An disaster waiting to happen"LifeoftheMindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332328377169650229noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925757.post-62149919856727784842011-03-07T12:27:50.198-05:002011-03-07T12:27:50.198-05:00Hello, LifeoftheMind - I'm just discovering yo...Hello, LifeoftheMind - I'm just discovering your blog.<br><br>In your post you said: <i>In New York City just 40,000 people out of over 8,000,000 pay for half the municipal budget. If they pull out, and nothing but nostalgia keeps them, then the city may become ungovernable.</i><br><br>Two words: New Orleans. Most of the folks who made up the "tax base" left a loooong time ago. Except for the French Quarter and tourist areas, N.O. is not a place anybody wants to be.ReineDeTout@yahoo.com OR reinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18405020685552629617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925757.post-61525585618869803532009-03-09T09:34:00.000-04:002009-03-09T09:34:00.000-04:00Hello, LifeoftheMind - I'm just discovering your b...Hello, LifeoftheMind - I'm just discovering your blog.<BR/><BR/>In your post you said: <I>In New York City just 40,000 people out of over 8,000,000 pay for half the municipal budget. If they pull out, and nothing but nostalgia keeps them, then the city may become ungovernable.</I><BR/><BR/>Two words: New Orleans. Most of the folks who made up the "tax base" left a loooong time ago. Except for the French Quarter and tourist areas, N.O. is not a place anybody wants to be.ReineDeTout@me.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405020685552629617noreply@blogger.com