Central Machine Works
Hispanics Receive Preferential Treatment From the City
RECEIVED Mon., May 12, 2008
Dear Editor,
The city of Austin plans to spend upwards $700,000 of taxpayer money to research disparities between Hispanics and other Austinites through the Hispanic Quality of Life Initiative. This is a copycat of a similar inquest focused on our African-American community. As taxpayers, we should expect that tax dollars will not be spent on investigating nontaxpayers or persons living in the country under illegal status. What disparities will our government find investigating a culture who already benefits from (free) discounted health care, food, and housing under circumstances in which other citizens do not? Clearly, the Hispanic culture receives preferential treatment from our government, as is evident in the Spanish language dominance over the native English language. All of Austin's various cultures should expect to receive the same consideration from our city government through investigative initiatives for all groups. Nowadays, every culture deserves entitlement and representation in our society. Instead, the city should focus efforts and money on examining the adverse effects of the hideous urban explosion that has dilapidated Austin. What a disgrace that the Pecan Grove RV Park off Barton Springs has been bought out and the residents evicted to make room for yet another set of crappy condos. The new theme of this town is greed. These out-of-character, hospital-looking, urban-dense filing cabinets should be made to reach maximum residential capacity before any more of them get built. The city should also show preference to pedestrian friendly projects over the encouragement of more and more vehicle traffic. Our new skyline consists of foreboding concrete and glass structures with their construction crane companions. City leaders should absolutely be ashamed of themselves. Save Austin.
The city of Austin plans to spend upwards $700,000 of taxpayer money to research disparities between Hispanics and other Austinites through the Hispanic Quality of Life Initiative. This is a copycat of a similar inquest focused on our African-American community. As taxpayers, we should expect that tax dollars will not be spent on investigating nontaxpayers or persons living in the country under illegal status. What disparities will our government find investigating a culture who already benefits from (free) discounted health care, food, and housing under circumstances in which other citizens do not? Clearly, the Hispanic culture receives preferential treatment from our government, as is evident in the Spanish language dominance over the native English language. All of Austin's various cultures should expect to receive the same consideration from our city government through investigative initiatives for all groups. Nowadays, every culture deserves entitlement and representation in our society. Instead, the city should focus efforts and money on examining the adverse effects of the hideous urban explosion that has dilapidated Austin. What a disgrace that the Pecan Grove RV Park off Barton Springs has been bought out and the residents evicted to make room for yet another set of crappy condos. The new theme of this town is greed. These out-of-character, hospital-looking, urban-dense filing cabinets should be made to reach maximum residential capacity before any more of them get built. The city should also show preference to pedestrian friendly projects over the encouragement of more and more vehicle traffic. Our new skyline consists of foreboding concrete and glass structures with their construction crane companions. City leaders should absolutely be ashamed of themselves. Save Austin.
Truly yours,
Colette Michalec
Colette Michalec