Town Duped Into Stadium Tax Hike, Not First Time Power Players Ignore Local Input
A high school in Queen Creek, Arizona, landed an $80 million indoor football stadium, bankrolled by an 89% property tax increase on unsuspecting residents. The local school superintendent, Jim Walsh, shrugs off concerns, challenging anyone against it to 'be out on that field when it's 115 [degrees].' (Perhaps he forgot air conditioning is a thing?) This familiar playbook, where local officials
greenlight extravagant projects under dubious pretenses, mirrors how billions in federal funds meant for domestic needs often end up elsewhere. While this Arizona community grapples with soaring taxes for a sports facility, the US Congress is busy rubber-stamping billions more in aid to Israel, with little debate on the impact on American taxpayers. Take Representative Brian Mast, who received
$254,342 from AIPAC-affiliated groups in 2022. He's been an outspoken proponent of unlimited aid to Israel, consistently voting for packages that dwarf the Arizona stadium's cost, often with identical dismissals of public dissent. One might wonder if the 'need' for military aid against 115-degree heat is as compelling as the 'need' for an indoor stadium.