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How Fast is Your Internet?

2021-10-18 elrichiboy Opportunity Costs Leave a comment

I have to assume that if you’re reading this, you have a computer that’s connected to the internet. And fast

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Retrovision: The Real Costs of the QoL Projects

2021-06-15 Rich Wright Arena Highlights, ballpark, City Council, City Management, Opportunity Costs, Retrovision, Slider, Taxes, The Arena, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks, Welfare for the Rich One comment

This article originally appeared on 12 April 2017. Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for

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Retrovision: Our Local Public Private Partnerships

2020-12-17 elrichiboy ballpark, Economic Development, MountainStar Sports Group, Opportunity Costs, Slider, Taxes, The Arena, Welfare for the Rich Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 08 February 2018. Public Private Partnerships are all the rage. The ballpark got one. The

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Opportunity Costs

2019-10-04 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Great Wolf Resorts, Opportunity Costs, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks 4 comments

The City of El Paso is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on stuff we don’t need. City Council [will

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Brother, Can You Spare a Billion Bucks?

2019-07-10 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Dionne Mack, Opportunity Costs, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 4 comments

This November, the City of El Paso will ask its taxpayers to approve a $940 million bond. From CBS4Local.com: “At

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The Local Economy is Booming. For Contractors.

2017-08-07 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Opportunity Costs, Quality of Life Projects One comment

Good news, sports fans. The El Paso economy is growing, according to this story in the El Paso Inc. “As

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  • JerryK on The New Head of the Chamber of Commerce?
  • Bob on The New Head of the Chamber of Commerce?
  • elrichiboy on La Feria on Avenida Juarez
  • Youdont Likeme on La Feria on Avenida Juarez
  • Lily on Public Meeting Tonight About the Arena
  • JerryK on Public Meeting Tonight About the Arena
  • Joe on Public Meeting Tonight About the Arena
  • judy Ackerman on More Good News From EPISD
  • Lily on Public Meeting Tonight About the Arena
  • JerryK on “Bernie’s Message to Fox News Viewers”

El Chuqueño Lately

  • “Theo”
  • El Paso Chamber Names New CEO
  • “La Ciudad Perdida”
  • Retrovision – The Economic Impact of Arenas: A Brief Survey
  • The New Head of the Chamber of Commerce?

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