Regarding last week’s edict from the Travis County Libertarian Party advising against all seven bond propositions, 7 Steps For a Better Austin spokesperson Mark Nathan had something to say. As reported in this morning’s edition of In Fact Daily, Nathan opined “Extreme fiscal conservatism is one thing, but it’s hard not to recoil in horror when someone suggests that flea markets and taco stands should suffice to serve as Hispanic cultural centers in Austin. That’s just plain offensive.” Not that that’s what Wes Benedict necessarily said, however.
Read the offending passage after the jump…
From the Travis County Libertarian Party press release:
Let the users pay, not the taxpayers. Ironically, the city harasses private businesses like flea markets and mobile taco vendors that serve tens of thousands of average Austinites. Shutting down these genuine cultural centers and replacing them with a tax-funded Mexican American Cultural Center is ridiculous. These centers primarily provide photo opportunities to glorify the politicians who fleece taxpayers to build them.
This article appears in Chris Bell.