There's billions of dollars there, and that's got to be tempting for the politicians.

Vikram C. posted in another thread about how many politicians -- due to their stature and position -- believe they are above the law.

Are there any Akron, or Ohio natives that can tell me about the city, where it's going, what the mayor and other politicians have planned, trends of the city, or really anything about it that would be useful to an out of state investor like myself? 

Glad to hear you're an historian instead of a politician, and that you were somehow able to thrive and benefit from the collapse.  

Can you spell 'politicians?'

I guess politicians do not understand that they are doing a disservice to the tenant base here.

I'm talking about paying for a useless bunch of politicians to sit up there and take away my rights and dictate how I should live.

WOW, Cook County, sounds like they aren't paying the right politician to me!

Now, imagine if these corporations could somehow influence our politicians; they could basically control legislation to ensure that not only do they continue to have favorable tax treatment, but they could also rig the system to ensure that true capitalism couldn't thrive, as the "little guy" would have little ability to compete.That's as big a problem as individuals not paying tax (which is clearly a major problem as well).

I think that politicians should be more focused on eliminating the departments than on lowering taxes.