Written by Renton gets a friendly mention in Seattle Times Columnist Jerry Large’s story on making economic adjustments in downturn:
Here is an excerpt:
My family is making the kinds of adjustments typical of middle-class Americans. We’re driving less ($55 to fill a tank), buying more frozen vegetables and fewer fresh ones, bringing lunch to work more often.
On Father’s Day, we ate fish and chips at Gene Coulon Park rather than going to a more expensive restaurant.
The park is in Renton, which is determined to become the new Kirkland or Bellevue.
The economy looks bright from Coulon, which is ringed by new condos and apartments. It’s on the edge of The Landing, a huge development still partially under construction.
This area has boomed in recent years, but we are now feeling some of the economic bumps plaguing the rest of the country.
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Cant have it both ways!
Our generation and the last has traded prosperity and freedom for a little bit of extra “security”.
So he grumbling that his material wealth is less that it should be – go figure! Our taxation and fee levels are at a high. We spend more that half of our income in taxes and fees.
We do get a return on our taxes – education, roads, busses, hobo-shelters, needle exchange programs, AIDS research, government cheese, NASA, salmon ladders.
The questions is: Was the trade worth it?
The reality is: You can’t have it both ways.