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"A collaborative political resource." |
Mesa's outgoing mayor reflects on service
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jun 02, 2008 01:51pm |
| Category | Profile |
| News Date | Jun 02, 2008 01:00pm |
| Description | Keno Hawker has spent his political career preaching smaller government. The outgoing Mesa mayor pitches his personal philosophy as being a small "L" libertarian, rooted in the belief that government should not use its power to trounce the rights of private citizens or take on tasks that are best handled by the private sector or charities.
Yet during Hawker's eight years as mayor, Mesa became a national symbol of heavy-handed government muscling in on the private property rights of the little guy. The city has approved tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives to private developers in an attempt to lure their massive projects into Mesa.
Taxes have gone up. Spending has gone up. And, according to Hawker's critics, government meddling has gone up. |
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