Invest Money in Austin

Dear Will Wynn and the City Council Singers,
    Do y'all really have such a short memory? Is the Fifth Street Intel Monument not a daily reminder to you of the stupidity of luring a corporation to town at the expense of local taxpayers?
    Here's a crazy idea. Why not take all the money the city is sure to lose on the venture and invest it in locally owned businesses and cooperatives? That way, Austin gets to keep weird – and employed.
    Locally owned businesses have a vested interest in the local economy, first and foremost. Furthermore, owners and employees of locally owned businesses are more active in civic and community activities. Finally, locally owned businesses tend to be more entrepreneurial and democratic in structure. The result is happier workers and happier customers. Both of whom vote and pay taxes, if you haven't forgotten.
    Local businesses help establish and preserve a local city identity – a city soul, if you will. Please reverse this ridiculous trend of city-unfriendly corporatization.