By way of warning, I would call your attention to two opinion pieces (1,2) written by local intellectuals who have more powers of persuasion than any logical lover of liberty at the John Locke Foundation. The camel’s forehead was getting cold, so Asheville City Council’s Finance Committee held an information meeting on extending the city’s living wage ordinance to companies contracting with the city. The presenters essentially said the data on net outcomes was too difficult to garner. In the meantime, the culture out here seems brainwashed into believing that evil capitalists must surrender their assets to those who want only to want. Voluntary servants, and they do act out of the kindness of their hearts to give to those who want to sit around and call them evil capitalists, must redouble their efforts to provide their detractors a rich supply of top-notch medical equipment, professional doctors, food, clothing, three-bedroom houses, cash, loan payments, pretty buildings and greenspaces.