Never-say-die proponents of the City of Cliffside, now re-branded as Greenhaven, got their passover wish: yet another bill setting the stage for another contrivance, another vote. It is as if Brexit intersected with the Clinton Campaign on Groundhog Day. Unlike the early days of city mania there is significant pushback. Significant because skeptics are using the only approach likely to succeed: facts. Against the non-stop propaganda, even when endorsed by CVI or GSU with "commissioned" reports, facts are the only way to win the day and to date, facts have prevailed.
But the powers behind the neo-city movement will never, ever, give up. Why? Because at the heart of these cities is greed and greed is like entropy: without significant, concerted effort put forth by those of high character and moral integrity, greed will not go away and it will not diminish.
Make no mistake: this is not about "local control" or even "keeping our taxes at home." It isn't even about race. This is about power and greed and nothing else. When this city is created, and sooner or later it will be, there will immediately be Bureaus and Authorities to satisfy a broad, deep and pervasive greed. There will be a Convention and Visitors Bureau funded by hotel taxes to pay for patronage jobs for friends-and-family appointments. Tip of the iceberg.
The real gold mine is the Development Authority which will reap enormous revenue for the powerful amongst you at great cost to everyone else through a very clever, well executed sleight of hand. Development Authorities are equipped with a machination that allows them to give developers property tax exemptions lasting years and even decades. Begs the question of how greed can be sated by giving away tax money and why would a developer be interested in abatement of the paltry city tax, which any citihood shill will tell you is the smallest tax you pay. That is because this machination allows a CITY Development Authority to not only set aside city property taxes but also eliminates those of the county and the public schools. And the city gets something called "occupational tax" from the businesses leasing the developers' offices and this generates significantly more money per square foot than property tax ever will. And the city shares this with no-one. They just steal money from your children and line their pockets with a city income tax.
None of the ardent supporters of Greenhaven will say, out loud, that they plan to steal your children's education to fuel a powerful monument to greed. A monument they have every intention of owning. But when you vote for this city this is exactly what you are supporting and this is exactly what happened in Dunwoody.
But the powers behind the neo-city movement will never, ever, give up. Why? Because at the heart of these cities is greed and greed is like entropy: without significant, concerted effort put forth by those of high character and moral integrity, greed will not go away and it will not diminish.
Make no mistake: this is not about "local control" or even "keeping our taxes at home." It isn't even about race. This is about power and greed and nothing else. When this city is created, and sooner or later it will be, there will immediately be Bureaus and Authorities to satisfy a broad, deep and pervasive greed. There will be a Convention and Visitors Bureau funded by hotel taxes to pay for patronage jobs for friends-and-family appointments. Tip of the iceberg.
The real gold mine is the Development Authority which will reap enormous revenue for the powerful amongst you at great cost to everyone else through a very clever, well executed sleight of hand. Development Authorities are equipped with a machination that allows them to give developers property tax exemptions lasting years and even decades. Begs the question of how greed can be sated by giving away tax money and why would a developer be interested in abatement of the paltry city tax, which any citihood shill will tell you is the smallest tax you pay. That is because this machination allows a CITY Development Authority to not only set aside city property taxes but also eliminates those of the county and the public schools. And the city gets something called "occupational tax" from the businesses leasing the developers' offices and this generates significantly more money per square foot than property tax ever will. And the city shares this with no-one. They just steal money from your children and line their pockets with a city income tax.
None of the ardent supporters of Greenhaven will say, out loud, that they plan to steal your children's education to fuel a powerful monument to greed. A monument they have every intention of owning. But when you vote for this city this is exactly what you are supporting and this is exactly what happened in Dunwoody.
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