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zbdent

(35,392 posts)
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 08:38 PM Mar 2014

So, on a day when people are in the Supreme Court arguing that the Government can't force

them to pay for someone to have birth control, or "force" them to provide health insurance "against their relious beliefs" ...

I found it ironic that a local (maybe) megaChurch on my morning commute had, not one, but TWO state (Ohio) snowplow/salt trucks cleaning its parking lot ... and the roadway between the two driveways serving said parking lot still had plenty of ice and snow which needed to be cleared.

Odd ... since aren't they usually against having "big government" intervene in their affairs?

Wouldn't you think that, since it wasn't Sunday, they should probably be more inclined to privately pay for their parking lot to be cleared, instead of relying on THE GOVERNMENT providing FREE snowplowing?

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So, on a day when people are in the Supreme Court arguing that the Government can't force (Original Post) zbdent Mar 2014 OP
Did you get a picture? obxhead Mar 2014 #1
Didn't have a chance ... zbdent Mar 2014 #2
You should contact the municipality and the state to learn what was up there struggle4progress Mar 2014 #3
 

obxhead

(8,434 posts)
1. Did you get a picture?
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 09:19 PM
Mar 2014

My bet is they were attendees of the church and were doing something against policy.

Here in VA, the state does roads and commuter lots only. Private property must be cleared by private contractors.

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)
3. You should contact the municipality and the state to learn what was up there
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 12:12 AM
Mar 2014

AFAIK typical municipal and state policies use municipal and state equipment for snow and ice removal on municipal streets and state roads

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