[mathprof]

Baltimore City = what one-party rule gives you.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I heard that there was a gang fight at the Inner Harbor.

That’s all they need, for the gangs and flash mobs to be active at the one place which has helped the economy of Baltimore.

We’re not allowed to say anything because it would be racist. But if tourism is killed off at the Inner Harbor, would that be a good thing or a bad thing? Would we commend the youth gangs for their self expression, or condemn them for scaring away tourists????

[Venturer]

I hope the cars are sturdily built. I have driven Baltimore’s streets.

[Menehune56]

What’s the Curley Effect? It’s not explained in the free excerpt.

[mrspeelwerneeded]

Specifically what Demonrats and their policies do. There is no denying what happens to cities, states and now the whole country when their policies are put into place. I think this is a glaring issue to be used in campaigns.

[Steel Wolf]

I used to live in Federal Hill, back when I worked at Ft Meade. Loved it. Of course, the rest of the city is a craterous sinkhole, but my area was a blast. Of course, I was renting at the time. I looked to buy a place there at one point, but the property taxes were literally staggering.

On top of it, that money they gleefully lift from your wallet couldn't be more wasted. Maryland is a nightmare of government making things steadily worse for all the most altruistic reasons. Nice folks, but either ignorant/apathetic, or ignorant/aggressively liberal.

It's too bad. Under different leadership, Baltimore could be a great town.

[Tublecane]

“How Property Taxes and the ‘Curley Effect’ Are Killing Baltimore”

Hey, something’s gotta pick up the slack now that Omar’s dead.

[org.whodat]

If this country had two a**holes Baltimore would be one of them.

[detective]

The so called “Curley Effect” only works when you have someone else paying the bills. Boston remained a viable and prosperous city even under the corrupt Democrat machine of Mayor Curley. Almost all American cities thrived during the first half of the 20th century.

This so called “Curley Effect” was used by every Democrat mayor in the U.S. starting with the welfare state of the “Great Society” beginning in the late 1960’s. Mayors no longer needed to keep the local economy healthy. “Poverty programs” funded by taxpayers nationwide rewarded corruption, incompetence and criminal activity. Massive welfare programs and government subsidies provided a steady stream of revenues that could be stolen and used to buy votes. Literally billions of dollars of taxpayer money has been wasted during the destruction of cities like Detroit,etc.

Mayor Curley was sent to prison twice. The second time he was released and pardoned by President Truman.

[GeronL]

That is about normal. They point to a big auto race as an achievement while the city crumbles. Does that not remind you of the Soviet Union?

[Bigg Red]

The Rats have destroyed what was once a great city. I grew up in Baltimore County, the county that surrounds Baltimore. The downtown area is loaded with potential, and there would be a huge influx of yuppies if Baltimore was not also loaded with drug addicts and gangbangers.

Most parts of B’more are not safe to walk in. I know people who seriously considered buying rehabbed properties in the city only to be scared off by the crime. I have read stories of people buying and rehabbing property only to be robbed repeatedly.

For some reason, the leadership is unwilling to stop the crime.

[Bigg Red]

The Rats have destroyed what was once a great city. I grew up in Baltimore County, the county that surrounds Baltimore. The downtown area is loaded with potential, and there would be a huge influx of yuppies if Baltimore was not also loaded with drug addicts and gangbangers.

Most parts of B’more are not safe to walk in. I know people who seriously considered buying rehabbed properties in the city only to be scared off by the crime. I have read stories of people buying and rehabbing property only to be robbed repeatedly.

For some reason, the leadership is unwilling to stop the crime.

[rfp1234]

[truthguy]

Every intelligent (and some not so intelligent) person knows why Baltimore is a dump. It’s the same reason most of the major inner cities are dumps. It’s the same reason Philadelphia, New York, DC, Detroit, Newark, Cleveland, Oakland, Los Angeles and most of the other major US cities are dumps. Sure in everyone of these cities there are some decent areas, but for the most part these are dirty and dangerous places. Everyone knows it. But we all cannot say it due to political correctness.

[Mr. Peabody]

Baltimore is a horror story. One of the worst urban areas I’ve seen.

I visited Edgar Allan Poe’s house and graveyard when I was there on business. A ghetto has grown around it.

Good crabs though.

[RKBA Democrat]

The Curley effect is also exacerbated by Maryland’s incredibly stupid laws on concealed carry.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Soon to be the Detroit of the eastern US!

Maryland “Freak State” PING!