FAA Goes after Chicago on Meigs

"Emily" wrote in message
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Larry Dighera wrote:
At last, justice is done, and the criminals have been fined. But one
wonders why it took the AOPA to get the FAA to enforce the law:

I don't know....$1.6 million isn't anything to the city, and Daley would do it
again in a heartbeat, even knowing he'd be fined.

Unfortunately, I agree. Unless Chicago were forced to restore the airport
(never a serious possibility), we lose.

That land (which Chicago effectively stole) is worth far more than the $1.6
million. I see a solid win for Chicago. And the "criminals" themselves get off
scott free, it was the taxpayers who foot the bill for the tiny fine, not the
actual criminals.

Vaughn

"Vaughn Simon" wrote in message
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Unfortunately, I agree. Unless Chicago were forced to restore the
airport (never a serious possibility), we lose.

That land (which Chicago effectively stole) is worth far more than the
$1.6 million. I see a solid win for Chicago. And the "criminals"
themselves get off scott free, it was the taxpayers who foot the bill for
the tiny fine, not the actual criminals.


I see it as a solid loss for everyone. Aviators lose a fine airport,
Chicago loses an asset which generated far more annual revenue for the city
than $1.6 million, and Daley loses his casino.

Vaughn Simon wrote:

That land (which Chicago effectively stole)

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land
being stolen...

Stefan

Stefan wrote:
Vaughn Simon wrote:

That land (which Chicago effectively stole)

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land
being stolen...

Stefan

Oh yeah, that's right, white Americans are EVIL!!!! We stole
everything and are the cause of all the worlds problems!

You remind me of a cousin of mine. We were walking down the stairwell
of a parking garage near the San Francisco wharf and I complained about
the grafitti on the walls. His response was "when the Indians were
here, they could write on anything they wanted".

An hour later after seeing the waterfront, we were walking up another
stairwell in the garage and encountered a strong urine odor. My cousin
said "I wish people wouldn't pee in here", so I said "when the Indians
were here, they could pee wherever they wanted".

Get the point? History is history.

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Stefan wrote:

That land (which Chicago effectively stole)

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land
being stolen...

Ok then, I'll complain that the land was stolen. Do you feel better now?

btw - who did your people steal land from?

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"Stefan" wrote in message
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Vaughn Simon wrote:

That land (which Chicago effectively stole)

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land being
stolen...

What makes you believe that I am either? ...and what does that have to do
with the subject of the thread?

Vaughn

Stefan wrote:

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land
being stolen...

Stefan

Before "white Americans" arrived and "stole" the land from native
Americans, the latter were often stealing it from each other. If you
live in a country that doesn't have a period in history when it stole
the land of someone else, I'd surely like to know what country that is.
Conquest and sometimes reconquest is part of every civilization's
history. But with regard to Meigs, most Americans don't like dictatorial
decision making, particularly when done in the secretive, sneaky way
that Meigs was closed. Those of us who had the opportunity of using
Meigs miss it, and we don't forget because we don't want more GA
friendly airports suffering the same end.

That land (which Chicago effectively stole)

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land
being stolen...

Stefan

Funny.. I remember my history books telling me they traded away a whole
island for some beads and blankets... Manhattan ... that does not sound like
stealing to me

BT

Stefan wrote:

Vaughn Simon wrote:

That land (which Chicago effectively stole)

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land
being stolen...

How can you determine one's race based on a Usenet post? You must have
pretty good surveillance.

Emily writes:

I don't know....$1.6 million isn't anything to the city, and Daley would
do it again in a heartbeat, even knowing he'd be fined.

He knows he has popular support. Most people would be more interested
in a park than in an airport.

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