The big news in Charlotte is the current government scam to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for "art" for the transit stations (that don't quite exist yet). Tara Servatius broke that story and Jeff Taylor reported on it as well.

Indeed, it's very interesting in light of the current threats to senior citizens and others -- right now if you, as a citizen, DARE to oppose the sales tax increase (which is on the ballot this fall), the power that be have declared that the city will be nearly broke. If that sales tax repeal fails, they are threatening to reduce city bus service massively AND increase property taxes to make up for the shortfall. Beyond the obvious stupidity in doing both of those things (one would clearly cancel out the other), they're now paying hundreds of thousands for "art."

Nice use of government money -- money which they claim they simply don't have enough of. How about paying a local artist who is struggling to make ends meet a few thousand? I bet you get better art and you support the community that government claims to want to support with light rail.

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