It seems like I'm wearing out both my fingers or my keyboard lately. I didn't mean for that to happen. I need a break. Unfortunately, every day some new revelation develops in Atlanta that interrupts my chance to rest my fingers and keyboard.

The latest disturbing news is that it now appears that Atlanta's World Congress Center is going to show a loss this year. The economic stupidity in Atlanta continues. Reviewing the reasons or excuses points up two or three stupid moves including losing the Home Builders convention over the foolish idea of providing a subsidy or bribe for potenially lost exhibit space due to size limitations and making it up by adding a surcharge to each attendee hotel room.

There is a consolation. The home-builders will have to pay a cancellation penalty (for their cancelled convention contract) but it isn't going to help the red ink on the income statement for this year. The other consolation is----temporarily----that Georgia taxpayers will not have to bail out the convention center immediately since it reportedly has a reserve of 8 million dollars. Don't hold your breath though, at the rate they're going, it won't last long.

Georgia taxpayers need to be wary. We have a governor and legislature that is very cordial to bailing out Atlanta with the money contributed by folks from 159 counties that have little or no connection whatsoever with Atlanta and Atlanta's perpetual economic stupidity. It's the politically correct thing to do. They somehow believe it translates into votes they've never gotten and have no hope in Hades of getting. That doesn't bother the politicians though. It's only money. Your money.

If you haven't looked at the GHC website description of Georgia Vs Atlanta, please take a moment or two to do so. You'll see this and several other Atlanta boondoggles you're either paying for or expected to be paying shortly, described and documented in detail. We didn't include the $25-million-plus Sonny has added for Atlanta to secure and help develop the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum.

Too bad we at GHC aren't the chosen elite in the only place to qualify, Atlanta. But forget it, our credentials don't qualify and if we did I doubt we would accept tax dollars for our worthwhile cause. None of the others mentioned with their hands out should either.

Do you suppose with a holiday weekend that the economic master minds in Atlanta could just leave it alone for a few days so I can get a break?

GWCC slips into the red - AJC.com

Jeff Davis is a retired radio-TV journalist living in Gainesville, GA. Active in civic and political affairs, he is past president of the Georgia Jaycees, former vice president of the US and the world Jaycees, former campaign chairman of the Georgia Republican party. He voluntarily serves as chairman of the Georgia Heritage Council. He is a collateral descendant of President Jefferson Davis.

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