RE: (erielack) NJ Rail Museum moves ahead

["Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\)" <"paultup_@_lucent.com">]

> I wish I lived near you to vote FOR him. He's the only 
> politico with enough 
> gumtpion to admit that state lines are artificial boundaries 
> when it comes to 
> regional development. The Lehigh Valley area is the main 
> reason why I have 
> backed P'burg all along. There is legit national history that 
> the LV holds 
> claim to.
> 
> The NJ museum will benefit from the canal museum and the 
> Smithsonian museum 
> in PA a heck of a lot more than it would have from being 
> planted in the 
> middle of Mercedes country in Morris. It would have been fun, 
> though, to hear 
> the Morris County NIMBY's once trains started rolling. ;-)
> 
> Three cheers for what will be a nice industrial hertiage 
> corridor. One for 
> P'burg, one for Easton and one for Bethlehem!


Rob,

	Though I'm in favor of the museum, I'll have to disagree with your
assessment here. "Artificial boundaries," maybe in the case of geography.
But in the case of economics, there are some very HARD boundaries drawn.

Remember this fact: The NJ museum is going to be STATE-FUNDED (i.e. my
money, your money). The Smithsonian is FEDERALLY-FUNDED. What's that mean?
Pennsylvania will get all the benefit from both with none of the cost. Does
that irk me? You bet! The question here is how (if?) to get Pa. to fund
their equitable share of the benefit that would be realized from such a
museum.

Agreed, that benefit for all would be best, but I sure don't feel like
paying for Pennsylvania to enjoy our treasures, do you?

A tough political decision here, I suppose...

	- Paul

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