As Jeff Ward pointed out, it is looking like the taxpayers may be on the hook to build a race track. There is evidently a stolen-from-taxpayers state fund for helping billionaires build sporting arenas*. That is sure to be part of it, but who else is going to be paying? A day after the initial announcement of a decade-long deal between Austin and the racing people, and no word as to who will build the track? He thinks it smacks of government stealing from some for the enjoyment of others again.
But my first thought was: HERE? Here where they are supposedly all sideways about the environment we are going to have cars screaming around a track for the sole purpose of screaming around the track, which get 4MPG and go through 3 sets of tires in a few hours? Cars that make such a racket you have to wear plugs and muffs to get near them when they are in operation? Seriously? They're going to allow that here? Wait till the nearest NIMBY neighborhood or environmentalist whacko association hears about THIS!
*In related news, did you know you were paying $31M for the Superbowl this year? Also, Travis county is looking to raise property taxes, because it is impossible to spend LESS money year-over-year.
Tea parties: Not anti-government, anti too-much government.
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