Our friends at the Independence Institute in Colorado released this video on “Tax Rebate Cronyism” today.  Sadly, the issue they’re talking about isn’t unique to Colorado.  It’s happening all the time in North Carolina.  I’ve written about similar situations in Hickory, Durham, Burlington, Vance County, Forsyth County, Kannapolis, and on and on.

They’re right, though, in their conclusion.  To quote Mike Krause, “…if you have to give corporate welfare away to get companies to open in your town, you might consider just lowering those fees and taxes across the board and level that playing field.”