PrintJuly 25, 2010
It's About Our Poverty Stupid!
One may believe the current, passionate debate in Lake Bluff, IL is about the need to repair or replace an outdated, and soon to be an unfit municipal swimming pool. It is not; it is about our poverty. It is hard to believe that bucolic, Norman Rockwell-like Lake Bluff is, well, poor, but we are.Webster's defines poverty as,"the state of one who lacks the usual or socially acceptable amount of money". It is an undeniable fact that almost everyone in Lake Bluff agrees that a municipal swimming pool that complies with standards and codes is part of the fabric of this family oriented community and an asset that has been available to residents for many years, is an important facility. The problem is, we are broke; we are collectively poor and over taxed as individuals, we have exhausted our resources and taken on unsustainable debt, there are commitments to staggering Medicare and Social Security entitlements and public employee benefit obligations, at every level; Village,...(Read Full Article)
