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Manipulating Seniors and Holding Us All Hostage from the Commanding Heights of the Dais

Bribing seniors does not help the labor shortage The city has lost touch with productive citizens Homeowners should take advantage of flexible, political principles The City of San Antonio (CoSA) wants to change that by offering seniors a break on their property taxes. While total elimination of this odious tax is the best idea, any…

The Gravy Train Leading Devalued Degrees to Government ‘Work’

The government lockdowns as an “opportunity (for) transformational change.” Turning failed government education policy into government jobs. A preview of what’s in store for bond debt-funding. Back in 2008, with the country in the throes of a mortgage meltdown and onset of the Great Recession, incoming White House Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel pounced: “you…

Manipulating ‘Vets’ and ‘Puppies’ for Ea$y Money

“(K9s for Warriors CEO Rory) Diamond blamed the low dog transfer numbers on the nonprofit not having a completed brick and mortar facility in SA until last fall, and said he is confident that the 200 dogs/year figure can be obtained if the program is provided bond funding to expand its SA footprint.” Sounds like…

A ‘No’ on the Bonds is Hollow Without a ‘No’ on Property Taxes

An increased debt-load is falling on a shrinking property taxpayer base Freeing up homeowners’ savings would genuinely boost area economic prosperity Politically-directed spending is inherently less efficient and effective than market-driven investing Next month San Antonians will go to the polls to vote on $1.2 billion in bond proposals. It’s a whopper of a debt-binge…

‘Affordable’ Housing: The Easiest Bond to Vote Down

Increased government involvement in the housing sector will drive up input prices More homeowners will be taxed to fund the personal preferences of other homeowners San Antonio taxpayers will be left with the tax bill when the housing market settles down A good friend of ours recently quipped about how she wished she had a…

Local Media Does Citizens Disservice By Avoiding Balance

Newspaper editorial pages generally lean one way or another politically. Given that they’re made up of individuals with their own leanings, this is no surprise. However, even though the New York Times and Wall Street Journal tend to sway left and right, respectively, each have columnists that go against that grain, providing some semblance of…

Words Matter, Swap Envy for Respect, Appreciation

The following passage from this opinion piece from the San Antonio Report stuck out: “Now that we can venture back out … let’s go back to stores. Where there seems to be an Amazon or UPS truck on every block, many deliveries are using up a lot of the world’s resources. This is great for…