Concerned Citizens Council
Monday: Sept. 12, 2004
Regular Meeting 7:00 PM
We now meet bi-weekly, on the
2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.
where:
Howard County Library
Basement Meeting Room
Across the street from the .Post Office.
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why:
We are a designated General Purpose Committee with interest in fair and responsible local government here in Big Spring and Howard County, Texas.
did you know...
NO ?
..."The claims of state development czars are almost always overblown, in part because they consider only the more visible side of the ledger. To employ a useful analogy, imagine a thief who robs every house in a neighborhood and then heads for a nearby shopping mall to spend his loot. The czar would interview only the store clerks, note increased sales, and pronounce that a burst of economic development had taken place. The downside of state incentive packages--from the anti-competitive effects on nonfavored firms to the opportunity cost of foregoing a more general tax reduction--is rarely discussed."...
