tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740592988894445898.post4211353104292604417..comments2023-03-24T09:43:43.570-04:00Comments on Lincoln Avenue: Beyond Traficant: New Politics in the Mahoning ValleySherry Linkonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632654341350795233noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740592988894445898.post-16228712893673027122009-09-16T22:16:14.839-04:002009-09-16T22:16:14.839-04:00What remains the same is a general level of incomp...What remains the same is a general level of incompetence (Dr. Webb etc.) and a lack of any kind of economic strategy. What else is new? The area continues to lose both jobs, and with it, a viable tax base.<br /><br />Youngstown's real problem now is disorganized crime. The drug trade has made sure that brutal violence is still a regular occurrence on our city streets. Very few businesses will want to relocate to an urban war zone, regardless of tax abatements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com