Wilco Elected Officials Handing Out Sweetheart Deals

This is the kind of "deals" using taxpayer money that taxpayers of Georgetown must guard against! When elected officials start handing out taxpayer money to selected individuals or companies, the opportunity for corruption rises exponentially!

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Government officials in Williamson County have been on a spending spree with citizens’ money—and the worst part is that they’re spending it on corrupt special deals.

A recent report by Community Impact detailed how Round Rock, Pflugerville, and Hutto have ramped up their “economic incentive” deals over the past few years. These “incentives” are simply a facade term for giving hand-picked businesses special treatment.

Here’s how the deals work: City officials will take citizens’ tax money and give it to a hand-picked business they like. On top of the cash, city officials will often throw in other special perks, such as exemption from taxes.

Picture this—a city official knocks on your door, demands you pay full taxes, then takes your money across the street and gives it to your next-door neighbor. Oh, and that neighbor doesn’t have to pay any taxes.

Not exactly justice.

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