Thursday, December 04, 2008

An eloquent voice against privatization of the Boston Common

Shirley Kressel writes in today's South End News:

http://www.mysouthend.com/index.php?ch=columns&sc=city_streets&id=84170


This is an excellent summary of why private control over public parks is a bad idea. It is non-transparent, it rewards the rich at the expense of the middle class and poor, it is anti-democratic, and limits free speech. Not really what our founding fathers would approve of.

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