T-SPLOST

    Arrogance

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 1st at 10:37 AM  | 

    Voters in Georgia do not trust the political establishment in Georgia right now. What compounds this is that I get the sense much of the political establishment in Georgia holds the citizens in contempt. They just won’t do as they are told. The T-SPLOST fell victim to this conundrum. The Georgia Legislature, in the past four years, has decided that instead of voting to cut | Read More »

    The Politician and the Crackhead

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  July 31st at 04:47 AM  | 

    If Satan’s best trick is to make us believe he does not exist, his second best trick is to convince us that one more taste of sin will satiate our desire. It is the same with the politician and the crackhead. The crackhead holds the pipe in his hands and thinks, “Just one more hit and then I’ll get clean.” It is never really enough. | Read More »

    The GPPF T-SPLOST Analysis

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 23rd at 05:56 PM  | 

    Here is the T-SPLOST analysis from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. The GPPF is less than thrilled with the T-SPLOST (Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) and the Atlanta area T-SPLOST’s emphasis on rail. There is one graphic that stands out in my mind. From page 19 of the report: Atlanta and Barcelona have the same number of people and Atlanta uses 30 times | Read More »