Extreme pretzel logic with Cogen
Wherein sobering up a street drunk becomes "economic development":
Rep. Sheehan ignores the reality that vulnerable populations cost taxpayers more if we don't do something about the problems they face. Investing in solutions helps create a better-trained, more stable workforce and a broader prosperity that benefits all of us.
In other words, "economic development" is like "urban renewal." It's a pork pot for whatever the Humpty Dumpty local politicians want it to mean. Both concepts have been so badly abused, particularly in Portland, that government needs to get out of both enterprises.
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Are we sick yet of this forked-tongue, sleazy-mouthed, jargon-fueled diatribe - seeking to justify what cannot be justified?
I could design a computer program that would sound exactly the same as these weasels - and it would cost a whole lot less money to the community.
I think I will call it the Cogenator.
Posted by tim | July 21, 2012 12:29 PM
Pretzel Logic fits.
Jeff Cogen founded the Portland Pretzel Company.
Maybe we would be better off if he would go back to making pretzels.
http://jeffcogen.markwyner.com/about/
Originally from Florida, Jeff moved to Portland in 1992........Social responsibility has been a guiding ethic in Jeff’s professional life. When he founded the Portland Pretzel Company, he built strong relationships with local vendors and used recycled building materials for the company’s downtown store...
Posted by clinamen | July 22, 2012 12:18 PM