What's the story behind the story on the move to strip the QC of its airport?
Is this a good thing or a bad thing for those of us in the hinterlands?
In any case, I would not have guessed that GOP control of state government would result in the persistent centralization of power in Raleigh.
"In any case, I would not have guessed that GOP control of state government would result in the persistent centralization of power in Raleigh."
Really? That has been the trend for a while now, protecting existing businesses -- billboards, real estate (RUCO), and cable -- at the expense of local autonomy. It looks like they are on the verge of a big-government takeover higher education, too. It's like they never heard of Hayek. (Come to think of it, I doubt that most of the legislators HAVE heard of Hayek.)
Not my kind of conservatism.
Posted by: David Wharton | Mar 12, 2013 at 09:34 PM
Or perhaps you were being sarcastic. In which case we're agreed.
Posted by: David Wharton | Mar 12, 2013 at 09:46 PM
I was starting the clock a couple of years pre-Pat.
Posted by: Ed Cone | Mar 12, 2013 at 10:23 PM
I can tell you what the money folks will say: Leave it with Charlotte. Reason? Airport bonds would be backed by Charlotte's taxing authority, which is to say its full faith and credit, and not by the power of a regional airport authority to collect (an unreliable supply of) various fees: landing, parking, etc.
Now, whether that advice will make any difference is another question entirely.
Posted by: Lex | Mar 13, 2013 at 02:49 PM
Interesting how they are against BIG GOVERNMENT until they ARE big government.
Looks like Rep. Trudy Wade is attempting to put BIG GOVERNMENT'S hands on LOCAL school board elections.
Posted by: Chris Watkins | Mar 14, 2013 at 10:59 AM