[Grovenet] Was: "economic cancer"?/now govt saving money

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <rondec at easystreet.com>
To: "'Forest Grove local interests list'" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Was: "economic cancer"?/now govt saving money

>
> To paraphrase that old saw, "Be careful what you vote for, you might get
> it!"
>

And what is a person to do who voted the other way and was in the minority 
after the votes were counted?
I was careful who I voted for but still feel shafted at the national level. 
So, I am much more active in trying to change the things that I don't like.
And I hope that people who don't like the way things turn out locally will 
also become more active in getting things turned around more to their 
liking.  If you are unhappy with the city budget, there are lots of ways to 
try to get it changed. Go to the budget meetings or get on the budget 
committee. Campaign for or against measures. And even voting - that is 
simple enough to do but many people don't even bother with stuff like 
voting.  (Though I think voting is actually a big thing  - even though it 
doesn't take much time. Simple does not equal unimportant, and it really 
says a lot about your character if you don't bother to vote but you complain 
about things anyway.)


Katie