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In article <36b6e2ed.4484489@cnews.newsguy.com>, premo@cruzio.com wrote:


> >Speaking of cronyism, it's interesting to me that the City of Santa Cruz has
> >only one restriction on the Cooper House: No chain bookstore can move in.
> 
> If this is true, I certainly agree with your comments (although I like
> Bookshop Santa Cruz).  The government has no business passing laws to
> protect businesses from competition.  

There was also a clause to prevent any national chain bookstore from
moving into the "Gateway Center," the concrete mess where Ross Dress for
Less, Cost Plus, and Yet Another Office Superstore are now open.

No doubt the proprietors of unprotected industries are happy about this.
Maybe next time they'll make sure one of their own is on the City Council.
Gee, I wonder if Ross Dress for Less had anything to do with the recent
closing of Cat 'n Canary? Or whether the final nail in the coffin for
Plaza Stationery will come from the new Yet Another Office Superstore?

(Hey, what's with these office supply superstores? Staples, Office Max,
Office Depot. What happened to the "paperless revolution." Instead of
ordering supplies and having them shipped, the parking lots of Staples and
Office Max are filled. Must be gold brickers taking a paid hour out of the
office "to stock up on manila folders and report covers.")




> By the same token, I'm offended when cities use redevelopment money or
> tax breaks to get businesses to locate in the city.  The unseemly
> practice of cities bidding public money to attract businesses should
> be illegal.

I'm more than offended. When I see cities stealing tax money to pay for
sports stadiums so that the owners of sports teams can become
billionaires, my first reaction is to reach for one of my detonators and
some primacord. 

--Tim May

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