Comments on: Marty Markowitz’s building has bed bugs http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/05/marty-markowitzs-building-has-bed-bugs/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:26:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jessinchicago http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/05/marty-markowitzs-building-has-bed-bugs/#comment-3669 jessinchicago Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:50:54 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/05/marty-markowitzs-building-has-bed-bugs/#comment-3669 And probably the more politically connected you are, the greater the shame about bedbugs. I'd bet that at least a few of Markowitz's colleagues in NYC have dealt with bedbugs, but done so very quietly. That's probably why the Gianaris legislation was passed with no opposition- at least some of those legislators had been exposed to bedbugs in one way or another. I'm glad this was made public. It's important, no matter what the outcome (or what outcome we are made aware of). And probably the more politically connected you are, the greater the shame about bedbugs. I’d bet that at least a few of Markowitz’s colleagues in NYC have dealt with bedbugs, but done so very quietly. That’s probably why the Gianaris legislation was passed with no opposition- at least some of those legislators had been exposed to bedbugs in one way or another.

I’m glad this was made public. It’s important, no matter what the outcome (or what outcome we are made aware of).

]]> By: parakeets http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/05/marty-markowitzs-building-has-bed-bugs/#comment-3664 parakeets Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:57:41 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/05/marty-markowitzs-building-has-bed-bugs/#comment-3664 Great advice about not treating privately. I'm afraid people treating their own unit privately is probably going on in many luxury co-ops and condos. Maybe the wealthier you are, the greater the shame about bedbugs? After the "eew" factor, and hoping bedbugs don't happen to anyone, I think it is incredibly helpful to have politicians exposed to problems in society. A famous law preventing talking on the cell phone while driving was passed when an elected official had relatives killed by someone driving and talking onthe cell phone. When writers get bedbugs, they write about them. When politicians get bedbugs, they legislate! Great advice about not treating privately. I’m afraid people treating their own unit privately is probably going on in many luxury co-ops and condos. Maybe the wealthier you are, the greater the shame about bedbugs?

After the “eew” factor, and hoping bedbugs don’t happen to anyone, I think it is incredibly helpful to have politicians exposed to problems in society. A famous law preventing talking on the cell phone while driving was passed when an elected official had relatives killed by someone driving and talking onthe cell phone. When writers get bedbugs, they write about them. When politicians get bedbugs, they legislate!

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