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Originally posted by *~*M*J*~*:
It's easier for him to sit and belittle Louisville than to do anything good.
I doubt there is less crime in "Miami and Seattle put together." Drugs in Miami top us in a flat second. Shytown has their great deals of "street wrath." Crime is everywhere and Louisville isn't highest on the list I'm sure. Cali is pretty big on crime.

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Originally posted by Justin La Plante:
I would like to congratulate Wave3 for being responsible and not acknowledging this bunk award.
While Bill Lamb at Fox is just gushing over this award without actually checking its credibility, most media outlets and the general public of Louisville seem to know better.
Which points out that even though Louisville is not safer, cleaner, healthier or more economically sound than the other cities nominated for this award, at least the people are starting to see there is a real problem and refuse to take credit where it obviously is not due?
I have yet to see actual numbers presented by this committee during this national mayor’s conference that even begin to prove how Louisville Kentucky can be called the most “livable” city in the US.
The city is more polluted than any of the other cities nominated for this award.
Louisville DEFINITELY has a higher crime rate and poorer health index than Miami and Seattle put together.
I’ve been to Seattle and I did not find one area of that city where it smelled like open sewage 24/7.
It isn’t even plausible that the education system and average IQ in Louisville is even comparable for the fact that it ranks below the national average almost as a constant.
I think the problem is with the name of this award.
Most “livable” is a very lucid term. It sounds like “bestest” or “most improved” so it doesn’t exactly need to encompass anything like an actual record or statistic that would designate that the city actually has a higher standard of living than any of the other cities nominated.
Was the deciding factor one of the tax cuts for rich people in the east end, the most despotic HMO in the world being seated in Louisville or a $90,000 annual salary increase for ONE employee at a learning institution that is hiking tuition, cutting jobs and cutting benefits?

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Originally posted by Justin La Plante:
The fact is, I’ve thrown thousands of dollars worth of time, labor, equipment and hard cash at Louisville over the last two years and even though it ends up getting torched by incompetence and corruption

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Originally posted by Charlie:
Justin: You seem to have some broad and persistent issues of anger.

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You talk about Louisville smelling like an open sewer 24/7. You talk about the average local IQ ranking below the national average. You gripe that Louisville has a high crime rate and that its health care index is poor.

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Why are you always so angry? Were you disinherited from a large family fortune??? Did you lose your parents at a very young age??? Is one of your parents wrongly imprisoned??? I've seen you log on to the forums and repeatedly insult and belittle other forum members. I've heard you talk about what a stupid little backwater town Louisville is.

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I think you have to stop at some point and ask yourself if Louisville is such a bad place to be or if you might have personal issues you need to seek help with. If Louisville isn't your cup of tea, moving away might go a long way towards improving your general outlook on life. If, on the other hand, the problems you're encountering are of a personal nature, seeking professional counseling would also go a long way towards improving the overall quality of your life.

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Whatever the source of your unhappiness is, sharing it with the rest of us isn't helping things. You're about as popular as the Bubonic Plague around here. I seldom see anyone agree with you. Please think very seriously about what the cause of your unhappiness is. Everyone will be much better off once you find out what's going on.