More government, more taxes, more control, more power -- more ANYTHING is what the Charlotte Observer cheers for -- well, except for more freedom, of course.
Once again it's Mary Newsom proclaiming how wonderful the socialist utopia is. Of course, she doesn't actually use the word socialist -- because if she were honest, people would not support her. Instead, she just goes on and on about how wonderful things can be if only the county had the "courage" to raise taxes again and again.
She strongly supports raising the property taxes. She strongly supports creating a brand-new punishment tax on moving (the "land-transfer" tax). She demands an increase in the sales tax -- all so that she, with her superior brain, can decide how to spend money because, well, you're just too stupid yourself.
She complains that it's impossible for a government to NOT raise taxes. She actually implies that you're a moron if you think government could ever hope to survive without raising taxes -- never mind the fact that they already bring in more money -- they NEED to raise taxes.
She fervently hopes that the Charlotte city council will make MORE rules preventing you from having ANY property rights at all -- instead the city "leaders" and those who are smarter than you fools reading the paper will make all decisions regarding any use of any land anywhere. You see, she knows better than you.
She demands that Charlotte build light rail. Amazingly, she still is trying to sell the idea that it will reduce congestion! She's also going with the anti-freedom theme that threatens to cut all buses if the voters DARE to want to decrease any tax, ever.
Please realize, if you're reading the Charlotte Observer, you ARE reading a publication that exists to advance socialism. The editors there (who get to determine what news appears there) honestly hate freedom. They seriously believe they are smarter than you, and you're nothing but idiots who don't know how to spend money you earn. Oh, and they'll attack you and crush you all with a smile on their face.