FormerHoagie t1_jbzpa6o wrote on March 12, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Reply to comment by magellan315 in Phila Parks & Rec installing “barriers” along Kelly Drive right now 👏🏼 by PettyAndretti

There is a mayoral race and lots of positions available on city council. Why don’t you run and fix everything. You do realize that’s how it works, right? Real easy to criticize from the peanut gallery.

magellan315 t1_jbzuqij wrote on March 13, 2023 at 12:19 AM

Thanks for the flippant response. City Council deliberately creates quagmires and given their problems with bribery the FBI should open a second headquarters here. The Mayors office is equally problematic ever since Frank Rizzo engaged in a coup.

Its easier to make change from the outside and running for office often makes personal matters subject to public scrutiny.

ChrisW828 t1_jc0fgn1 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 3:02 AM

That corruption is in every single city, and then straight up through national government.

FormerHoagie t1_jc0348x wrote on March 13, 2023 at 1:24 AM

So, what change are you going to make? What will you do as a citizen of Philadelphia to make it better. I won’t accept Reddit comments as a worthy answer. I’m not talking thoughts and complaints, That’s pretty useless. What will you actually do?

Can you stop the gun violence, the homelessness and the out of control drug addiction? Many make it their lives work all across the country. What do you offer that would be different? How about other quality of life issues? Street Repairs, subway improvements, affordable housing, improved schools, reformed police department and crime in general? What is your plan and how to pay for it? I’m not even getting into the detailed stuff. I assume if you have answers to the major issues the rest will take care of itself. Remember, city workers are regular people, just like you. Some are great and some are horrible. They will fight back, refuse to work or just be generally shitty at their jobs. How will you change that. Which of these things are you going to take on and fix?

magellan315 t1_jc0fjl3 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 3:03 AM

What do you mean by "Reddit" answers, answers are answers.