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Originally Posted by whiplash3825
Are we ever going to get a governor and legislature that treats Atlanta like the state economic engine it is rather than some poor stepchild? Sonny had no problem allocating millions to attract the NASCAR H.O.F, or to try to lure fisherman to the state! Obviously the redneck agenda is the only one worth pursuing. I really hate him!
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That's a little bit extreme, don't you think? The governor of a large state has many responsibilities to many different people -- and faces an impossible array of priorities to balance. Every day, he has to make difficult choices that will inevitably displease many people no matter what he decides. If you ever have the joy of stretching a finite budget to meet a payroll of your own, or even balancing the budget of an average sized family, you might become a little more understanding of how difficult it must be to govern this vast state and its 9+ milliion people.
It seems to be the attitude of some forumers that Georgians who live outside metro Atlanta are insignificant rubes who resent, neglect and take Atlanta for granted. A more extreme element appears to hold a similar view of suburban Atlantans. I would caution that we not fall into the trap of being every bit as provincial as we believe others to be.