Hollywood, restaurants, law enforcement--all have been bureaucratized to the point they don't care about their original mission anymore. They care about their own rice bowl. I recently watched the director's cut of Crash 2005 and was blown away. Of course I liked it a lot when I first saw it, but it's so raw and truthful it could never be made today, and I doubt many people would even dare talk about it.
More wisdom from GW. As small business owners (a private, for profit school), I have long criticized the burden imposed on entrepreneurs by state, local and federal regulations and unfair competition from “nonprofits” which pay no taxes and are eligible for various government handouts. While our school has fewer regulatory burdens than restaurants (no expensive alcohol or food licenses), we face many others that impose hidden costs.
You made the point at "...was elected to run a city that is being pulled rapidly beneath the waves by problems created by other..." The people vote for what they want. I live in the shadow of another great American city on the opposite coast that, despite two terms of the worst mayorial administration ever and with recent memory of the best in mind, elected the worst's hand-picked successor. And the worst city council to boot. And will continue to do so as flames lick around the foundations.
That's true, but also frustrating for those of us who have to live here. Our only choices are to stay and fight or flee, and I hate the idea of running away
Hollywood, restaurants, law enforcement--all have been bureaucratized to the point they don't care about their original mission anymore. They care about their own rice bowl. I recently watched the director's cut of Crash 2005 and was blown away. Of course I liked it a lot when I first saw it, but it's so raw and truthful it could never be made today, and I doubt many people would even dare talk about it.
More wisdom from GW. As small business owners (a private, for profit school), I have long criticized the burden imposed on entrepreneurs by state, local and federal regulations and unfair competition from “nonprofits” which pay no taxes and are eligible for various government handouts. While our school has fewer regulatory burdens than restaurants (no expensive alcohol or food licenses), we face many others that impose hidden costs.
You made the point at "...was elected to run a city that is being pulled rapidly beneath the waves by problems created by other..." The people vote for what they want. I live in the shadow of another great American city on the opposite coast that, despite two terms of the worst mayorial administration ever and with recent memory of the best in mind, elected the worst's hand-picked successor. And the worst city council to boot. And will continue to do so as flames lick around the foundations.
The people get what they deserve.
That's true, but also frustrating for those of us who have to live here. Our only choices are to stay and fight or flee, and I hate the idea of running away
No brick and mortar businesses and I'm out of a job! I need bricks to lay here in L.A.