Why would anyone hate EAA?
He hates the fact that the city spends money to support the EAA and
the fly-in (widening roads, etc.). Also the upset that the influx of
people causes. No acknowledgment of the $$$ that the show brings in.
I'm from Wisconsin, and have watched as heavy industry has slowly
moved away over the last 30 years. This has caused terrible
hardships, and -- after reading the Oshkosh Northwestern all last week
-- it's easy to see that Oshkosh has been hit hard, too.
Heck, Racine -- my hometown -- has unemployment that is DOUBLE what it
is here in Iowa City. (Of course, it's half of what it was back in
the '80s -- we shouldn't lose sight of that -- but it's still awful.)
For someone to be ****ed off at what most people see as Oshkosh's
saving grace -- the EAA -- in the face of all that economic upheaval,
goes well beyond being a "jerk".
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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