Antiwar Protests Costs Seattle $1 Million

JoeSox

"SEATTLE -- One million dollars and growing. That's the price tag for keeping antiwar protests peaceful.... " http://www.kirotv.com/news/2061533/detail.html[^] So does this mean my hopes of fixing the damn roads out here are crushed??:confused::mad::( Later,
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Megan Forbes

We were in London on Saturday and there was another "Stop the war" protest. Someone was screaming and shouting that the day had cost the city £30 Million. Who knows how correct or incorrect he was, but I would like to know exactly where this cash comes from.

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Rohit Sinha

I think it's the loss incurred due to so many people not working. Say n people with an average salary of x per day didn't come to work because of it, so the total loss would be n * x. Can someone tell me if I am right?
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Megan Forbes

I think partly that, partly policing, etc. There were police helicopters flying above the city, as well as many officers on foot. As for business, we were almost denied our wors rolls! Hmmm... think far away from home and someone steals your one chance of getting some chicken korma naan :) The police didn't want us going down the alley to the SA shop, they even went so far as to lie to us and tell us it was closed. My husband and I cunningly slipped through while our poor friend got caught. Luckily for him there was more wors than could possibly be eaten by only 2 people... Anyway, back to the topic in hand. The shop had been wondering why business was so quiet, I wonder if people like that can make a claim for lost business?

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Rohit Sinha

Chicken Korma and naan, mmmm... :drool: You made me hungry. It's almost dinner time here. I'll go see what's to eat. :)
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Doug Goulden

The way I heard it was explained was that the city has to pay extra officers to be on duty, above and beyond those who would normally work. And they have to pay overtime to boot. Uptight Ex-Military Republican married to a Commie Lib - How weird is that?

JoeSox

Megan Forbes wrote: but I would like to know exactly where this cash comes from. Do you mean the cash to pay it? or the estimation. Here, the Seattle police gets paid overtime for going to these events. So that's a large expense, other expenses are for property damages and repairs, among other things. Later,
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Megan Forbes

JoeSox wrote: Do you mean the cash to pay it? That one. I suppose each country must have a special fund for unexpected events. That's assuming all income and taxes are assigned to certain budgets. It would be interesting to know how much these funds contain, if they exist. I probably ask too many questions... :)

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JoeSox

Megan Forbes wrote: That one. I suppose each country must have a special fund for unexpected events. not here, that would make too much sense. There is no state income tax so the state just lives off of , mainly sales tax 8.8% and other fees. They have to pass certain initiatives just to get funding for basic maintaince like roads:rolleyes: Later,
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Chris Losinger

that's for a 30 day war, and no reconstruction. -c

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JoeSox

Marc Clifton wrote: Nobody ever said democracy was cheap. And I'd rather my taxes go to keeping protests peaceful rather than $600,000 a cruise missile. Looks like you/we don't have a choice. How democratic is that:~ :~ :~ Later,
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JoeSox

Chris Losinger wrote: that's for a 30 day war, and no reconstruction. Looks like, we(U.S.) will be catching most of the bill too, unlike in the past Desert Storm, if I heard correctly, it cost 65 billion and we only paid 10. But with only UK, Ausies, and US and no one else, no other founding.(for this war):| Later,
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Jon Newman

How much are they gonna spend on re-construction? They spend $75 bill on demolishing it and I assume they will probably spend about $5 bill rebuilding. Seems like a fair trade to me :suss: Isn't there stuff to spend $75billion on in the US? I'm sure hospitals, schools etc... would love that kind of money.

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Lost User

..and you thought everything in a democratic republic was done by choice? :confused: My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

Jason Henderson

Thats chump change. Unfortunately, its my chump change they're spending. I'd like a tax cut and a spending cut please.

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Jonny Newman wrote: Isn't there stuff to spend $75billion on in the US? I'm sure hospitals, schools etc... would love that kind of money. The logic (whether one chooses to believe it or not) is: If Saddam is left un-checked, he (or people financed by him) will cause catostrophic loss of life in the US in the future. (Dirty bomb, Anthrax, etc...). Mike Mullikin :beer:

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JoeSox

Thomas George wrote: and you thought everything in a democratic republic was done by choice? My point is, at this time in the democratic process, we have no choice. No choice but to keep protests peaceful(there is a choice not to protest irresponsibly though, or too excess), No choice, but to produce a "$600,000 a cruise missile", since the war has already started. It seems as though the democratic process has come and gone, and replaced by bureaucracy, IMO. Later,
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Mike Mullikin wrote: (whether one chooses to believe it or not) believe

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...and on September 10, 2001 nobody would have believed the WTCs and 3000 of it's occupants had less than 24 hours to live. X| Maybe if it was French lives you were gambling with you wouldn't be so sure. Mike Mullikin :beer:

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