Presumably in response to criticism of both political parties and all of the commissioner candidates that they’re all too busy kowtowing to the Country-in-County, no-growth, managed-growth, smart-growth, economic-growth-compatible-with-a-rural-life-style, (basically all those who like dictating what their neighbors can do with their property) crowd, to do anything about real economic growth, the above satire appeared on Abe21. (Use the above links to access content if no longer available on Abe21.)
I maintain that most native residents of Elbert County would love nothing better than to have a vibrant, job-providing economy, right here and right now. I maintain that the various growth regulatory schemes pushed by commissioner candidates are primarily favored by relative newcomer elites.
In response (presumably), Democratic Candidate Thomasson provided the above satire. From the patently offensive reference to sodomy in the name of his character, to the simpleton’s delivery and content of speech, Mr. Thomasson crossed a line completely unbecoming of civil discourse. Though it’s not unusual for elite grow-government types to regard minion taxpayers as stupid, it is an extremely poor campaign strategy to come right out and say as much.
If he had undertook to prove my point that he speaks from an on-high perspective of elite governmental control, he could hardly have done a better job. Moreover, his mention of several consequences of economic growth without any mention of the economic growth that would necessarily precede such public works in order to pay for them, betrays his own approach of taxing citizens to provide public works while providing no additional tax base. He stands ready to grow government, but would only allow the private sector to grow in a manner compatible with a “rural lifestyle.” Whatever that is, it’s probably not a basis for a thriving economy.
Brooks Imperial