tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post3385846710865362175..comments2024-03-27T14:57:27.470-04:00Comments on bloomingdale: using tax increment financing (TIF) money to allure Costco to DCScott Roberts of Bloomingdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13729317215189785132noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-2637936523515038962010-02-28T19:31:43.168-05:002010-02-28T19:31:43.168-05:00I don't understand. Harry Thomas pledged to &...I don't understand. Harry Thomas pledged to "keep the working class feel of Ward 5" during his election campaign. Ward 5 residents voted for Thomas and his pledge to keep the socio-economic status of the Ward both homogenized and skewed toward the lower end of the spectrum.<br /><br />That is why I voted for him; to keep the status quo. If you didn't want the status quo, you should have voted for someone else.<br /><br />You can bet that Brown wouldn't have made this proposal without the express permission of Thomas. It is Thomas' Ward after all.<br /><br />Ward 5 Rez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com