Wednesdays I usually like to write about politics. Here’s an oldie but a goody.<\/p>\n
There’s a weekly paper in my community called the\u00a0Loudoun Times-Mirror<\/em>, usually good for a laugh or two. This past week there was a piece about tax breaks, etc. for “data centers” (and, presumably, other businesses), a favorite topic of mine.<\/p>\n Buddy Rizer, head of Loudoun County’s “economic development” office, trotted out the line of ultimate irony.<\/p>\n “You will not be competitive without this to somewhat level the playing field.”<\/em><\/p>\n Level the playing field?!<\/p>\n Ha!<\/p>\n The whole point is to make the playing field as\u00a0unlevel<\/em> as possible. Does the Russian Olympic team give its athletes steroids to “level the playing field”? Do any of us try to do anything in life to “level the playing field”?<\/p>\n Do something foolish, then spin it to something it’s not.<\/p>\n Two wrongs don’t make a right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wednesdays I usually like to write about politics. Here’s an oldie but a goody. There’s a weekly paper in my community called the\u00a0Loudoun Times-Mirror, usually good for a laugh or two. This past week there was a piece about tax … Continue reading