Local government is a problem too. With Walmart came increased crime to our city, but the local government decides who may build a business or not. A city near us wants to bring in a Sheetz gas station near the turnpike. The people don’t want it. How much do you bet it will go in anyhow because palms are greased. Decisions should be made by the taxpayers, not the local government. Fix elections then 1-2 times per year taxpayers should vote on all issues: school, taxes, whether businesses are granted permits, major housing developments, etc. Hopefully this will stop payoffs. Any elected official must have open personal finances for themselves and immediate family. Then a panel consisting of citizens, an attorney, an accountant and city officials decide worthiness to run for office.
I think, not living in that city, the noise and congestion with the trucks, increased pollution/fumes. This is a more affluent, yuppie, probably liberal city.
Local government is a problem too. With Walmart came increased crime to our city, but the local government decides who may build a business or not. A city near us wants to bring in a Sheetz gas station near the turnpike. The people don’t want it. How much do you bet it will go in anyhow because palms are greased. Decisions should be made by the taxpayers, not the local government. Fix elections then 1-2 times per year taxpayers should vote on all issues: school, taxes, whether businesses are granted permits, major housing developments, etc. Hopefully this will stop payoffs. Any elected official must have open personal finances for themselves and immediate family. Then a panel consisting of citizens, an attorney, an accountant and city officials decide worthiness to run for office.
What's the reasoning for not wanting a Sheetz?
I think, not living in that city, the noise and congestion with the trucks, increased pollution/fumes. This is a more affluent, yuppie, probably liberal city.
Hookers too!