Aurora must create wealth in order to spend it | Michael A. Hancock
An editorial argues that the city of Aurora must prioritize economic growth to sustain its public services. The author emphasizes that wealth creation is a prerequisite for funding police, fire, and infrastructure.
Every city eventually confronts the same economic reality: prosperity cannot simply be assumed. Once money arrives in the city treasury, politics naturally turns to how it should be spent — on police, fire, roads, parks, libraries, housing, recreation and a growing list of public priorities. But there is a step that comes before all of […]
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