Look at that map of western North Carolina. Most of that chunk
of the state -- basically, everything in that map but Asheville and a swath
running east from Asheville -- is in the 11th Congressional District.The
pea-green area is all national forest. The gray-green area is a national park. The federal government owns most of the 11th
District.
That helps explain why Mark Meadows voted
for the farm bill
last week.* You see, congressional leaders stuck in the farm bill a provision
renewing funding for "payments in lieu of taxes." Federal PILT is,
basically, partial compensation for the property taxes states and localities
lose because Uncle Sam doesn't pay property taxes.
I call it the statist ratchet. It goes only
in one direction. You see this ratchet
in Obamacare, as I wrote in December:…To Read More….
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