tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670547542156136826.post8165497977656564538..comments2024-03-10T03:08:26.496-05:00Comments on The Sixth Ward: Parking meters causing problems for Chicago church goersLevoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11738239742618133212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670547542156136826.post-37240241561384598912011-03-25T02:21:51.648-05:002011-03-25T02:21:51.648-05:00What a bunch of self-centered, ego-filled, religio...What a bunch of self-centered, ego-filled, religious folks to have such an inflated sense of entitlement that everyone else should have to pay for parking but they themselves should not. <br /><br />Isn't it bad enough that their churches rip-off the local and federal governments by not having to pay any taxes on all the money they pull in? Now they want the government to pay for their parking too?? Give me a break. <br /><br />Next, will they want the city to fill up all their gas tanks using tax-payer money, while they are in church?? <br /><br />Their god let those parking meters be put there. It's time the church members use their holy "In God We Trust" good old cash to pay their parking meters or else pay the fines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670547542156136826.post-17789968401528113742010-06-13T11:40:09.179-05:002010-06-13T11:40:09.179-05:00From http://thegeorgist.blogspot.com/2010/06/rents...From http://thegeorgist.blogspot.com/2010/06/rents-non-profits-and-privatized.html<br /><br />Normally, I would dismiss the request of a local institution to have its patrons exempted from taxes and/or usage fees. For example, a local bar having its patrons granted a free overnight parking pass while everyone else either pays or is barred entirely from overnight parking. This free-bee is an economic rent, and shouldn't be given out.<br /><br />But churches are different, and if the members of a church have difficulty attending service because they cannot find parking, or because the time limit on the meters is too short and they get ticketed (by the most annoying, thoughtless meter maid in the universe), accommodations must be made. At the very least, the parking period should be extended so that members don't get ticketed while in service. I'd be happy to support waiving the parking fee on Sunday mornings. Or Sundays altogether.<br /><br />From a public policy perspective, this is an interesting test case. Up until now, LAZ has been fairly responsive to problems with their systems. But can privatization accommodate non-economic civic issues? We shall see.....Robert Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163814118074844381noreply@blogger.com