Way back on 30 July 2014, in a post titled Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?, I wrote: I mean, we’re
Category: Welfare for the Rich
The Alternate Realities of Living in El Paso
The people running El Paso are delusional. They’re drunk. Drunk on power and ego. They latched onto this idea that
Is a Gated Community a Public Good?
Will it benefit you? Tomorrow, City Council will consider amending the parameters of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 13, that TIRZ
City To Give $2.4 Million in Cash to Fund Downtown Apartments
From the El Paso Times: Downtown El Paso’s slow-to-grow housing market is getting a new addition when a 13-story office
Co-Sign
Can we get the members and board members of the Borderplex Alliance to co-sign on some of the bonds the
Who Rules El Paso?
I’ll give you a hint. Follow the money. There’s a new book out titled Who Rules El Paso? Give the
“An Intersection of Possibilities”
From the people who brought you the Glass Beach Study. Here’s a nice video promoting El Paso, Las Cruces and
Bloodsuckers
Now in our “vibrant downtown!” From PopularResistance.org: Blood has become big business in the United States and there is no
El Paso’s Impending Civil War
Here’s an article I found on Salon.com, parts of which correspond to our situation in El Paso. The current issue
El Paso’s PDNG Hangover
Y’all remember the Paso del Norte Group. Back in the aughts, they were going to launch El Paso’s renaissance. They
How El Paso Lost the Election
I don’t know it you noticed, but the citizens of El Paso lost that election the other day. The City
A Changing of the Guard
The power dynamic has subtly shifted at City Hall. The developers used to call the shots. But, since El Paso’s
Retrovision: The City’s Plan Sucks.
This article originally appeared on 03 May 2018. The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich
Revelation
They said it was about Economic Development. They said that once we built those Quality of Life projects, companies would
Things Are Great. Just not for Taxpayers.
This week there’s a column by the editor of the El Paso Inc. about how great DWNTWN is doing. Property
WSJ On Tax Incentives: A Race to the Bottom
Here’s a story from last week’s Wall Street Journal about using tax incentives to lure businesses: Concerns have mounted in
Retrovision: Forget the Arena
This article originally appeared on 8 February 2017. Here’s a feel-good story from the El Paso Times about how few
Riding the Decline
Our city leaders — all of them, the elected and the economic and the City staff — are managing El
The Trouble With TIRZs
You might no be so pissed off when you wrote that property tax check if your money was going for
Common Sense
Here’s an ad from Britain’s Labour Party which has some relevance for our local tax policies. But you know what