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Originally Posted by justjim
This money has been designated for tourism. It has already come out of somebody's pocket---most likely added on to a motel bill or as sales tax. I'm not sure what is meant by tax cronyism..... Is the motel tax cronyism or sales tax? Point is, the money was probably spent at a local business in the first place. It is arguable whether this is money well spent or not. That is why the grant should contain evaluation criteria. It is also arguable whether a tax should be added to your motel bill. Maybe we shouldn't promote tourism by using taxes. All questions to be answered by our elected officials that have been voted into office by majority to represent us the people. Some taxes are necessary---some not. Some taxes are used "well" for the better good---some could be rescinded.
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That is my point about tax cronyism. The elected officials come from the most affluent part of the county. They are elected by the most affluent part of the county. Where does the money go? The most affluent part of the county. Why spend more money on something that is already working and effective? Why not spend the money elsewhere to try and generate a new stream of income??? Answer is.......