Liberty
“But You Control Who You Know”
Perhaps it is true that government is inhabited by angels and the masses are but crude knaves. An article celebrating the City of Asheville’s Youth Leadership Academy says: “During their…
City of Asheville, North Carolina
Liberty
We All Work for Government
Another thing to brighten my day was an email informing me the wage data I forwarded to a former employee was in the wrong format. He is trying to collect…
Liberty
There Is Right & Wrong in Art
The City of Asheville wants people from anywhere to weigh in on a draft of the form-based code for the River Arts District. I won’t be doing this for two…
Liberty
What Were They Supposed to Do?
This article must have been urgent, as the typos prevent me from understanding the details. The gist of it is that a lobbyist from a multi-million corporation (Airbnb) was sending…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Unneccessary Regulations at Asheville’s Airport
I never cease to be amazed at the unnecessary regulations imposed by governments at all levels. Today’s example comes from the Asheville Regional Airport, which is owned by the City…
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Oh, We Love & Support You – Psych!
It seems like ten days ago, but last night, the Buncombe County Commissioners changed how they would be subsidizing the tenants of what is about to become the former Pack…
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The battle for airport control (again)
The latest bizarre policy suggestion on the airport control front: There’s a bill in the state Senate now that would essentially empower the regional airport commission that the General Assembly…
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Fighting Market Forces Creates Jobs
The Asheville Citizen-Times is exploring Asheville’s affordable housing crisis. Some reasons people think the problem persists are housing prices outpacing wages, the inability of the private sector to build it…
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Blogging about Not Blogging
One of my big beefs with government is the tendency of the big dogs to be full of hubris and scramble for the honors of being the mastermind behind the…
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Fun for a Change
The Asheville BID is building community by bringing diverse groups together to whine. I laughed out loud twice tonight at some of the jokes. The City of Asheville had advertised…
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Paper Conquests Are So Much More Sanitary
The findings of Tim Moffitt’s study committee are out, and is it any wonder they recommend that the City of Asheville fork over control of the water system? My assessment…
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Email Real Reasons to Me
I’m sick and tired of newspaper articles pretending to know anything about why government bodies are fighting over Asheville’s water system – and I’ve certainly written more than my share…