One commissioner has expressed concern about spending public money on a private entity, but Selvage said the money was collected legitimately and for a good cause. [More]If that's not the oldest trick in the tyranny playbook...
When they feel comfortable enough to drop all "public safety" pretexts to cover their armed robbery scam, you know it still works, though.
[Via Ed M]
In another era, concentration camp inmates would do the gardening. Most tyrannies are very big on making a show of intellectualism and art for the betterment of the people. After all, it costs THEM nothing, and most people love "free" stuff.
ReplyDeleteI imagine -- just imagining, now -- that the duration of yellow lights will be set shorter and shorter, to provide a huge crop of "red-light runners." For the good of society. The occasional fatal accidents and maimings will be considered a small price (for us) to pay.