Why Johnstown & Not Reading Mr. Boscov?

July 24, 2006 by Matt Heckman.

This was the big question when I was out in Johnstown this past weekend. Ben Helbert and I decided to take a trip over to the western part of our great Commonwealth after we heard tons of talk on how the rural, depressed communities have been making a comeback not through collecting millions and millions of pork per year to build art galleries, movie theaters, overpriced condos, and Mayors that refuse to enforce the law, but with actual members of the private sector investing into these communities for their low cost of living, low taxes, and tons of potential for growth. This is exactly what we discovered in Johnstown, PA. They have been able to accomplish this through doing what I have been saying Reading, PA should be doing for years, and that’s cracking down on the criminal element. During our drive through the town we discovered tons of shops downtown to appeal to everybody. Some of the store fronts that have been unused for years back to life with people like you and me investing into starting their own businesses. A brand new shopping mall last year was just constructed there recently, and guess what store was there? That’s right Boscov’s. Boscov’s is one of many attractions to the town that bring in business. The first thing that came to mind is why our local tax pimp seems to have a double standard when it comes to Reading. Either Al Boscov chooses to ignore this reality, or he prefers to use Reading as a vacuum to suck taxpayer money into his pocket. The questions that should be asked to Pimp Boscov are why didn’t you open a Boscov’s on Penn St.? If it’s good enough for towns like Johnstown then why not Reading? Why not put your money where your mouth is?

The sad thing is we all know the answers to these questions. One fact remains however, and that’s the fact that in Reading’s case it CAN BE DONE. You have to make the city desirable for private investment to create jobs, and business. However Reading will never see this as long as we have Mayor Inner Child Tom McMahon siding with the criminal over the taxpaying citizen. We will never have this as long as we have Mayor Inner child using race baiting tactics, or telling Illegal Aliens in Hazleton to come on down to Reading so they can continue to illegally dump more trash in the streets. Which comes to another question as to why Mayor Inner Child McMahon is so hell bent on doing away with private trash haulers? Answer is that Illegal Aliens will not risk purchasing a private trash hauler, because it would put them on the grid. That is one of the main reasons why you have trash all over the city. Under Mayor Inner Childs plan it would protect these Illegal Aliens from being exposed, and in the process having hardworking citizens in Reading flipping more bills for them. Something for you all to think about.

If Reading is to prosper then Mayor Inner Child McMahon, and people like him need to go. Reading just like our Commonwealth needs to perform a house cleaning.

Posted in Uncategorized | Print | 1 Comment »