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(3533, 1, '2019-02-17 05:32:09', '2019-02-17 10:32:09', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, preparation, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Ask yourself, does it really matter who is on Town Commission? Does it even matter if there is a Town Commission?</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters willing to pay up at the toll booth.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the state''s front man presented a contract for approval, admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but commented that ''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that every other lemming had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become little more than a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Every attorney will advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word in it, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Counsel routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those antennas and transmitters are for that have sprouted on top Gibson''s water tower? Despite what some would have us believe, truth is, <b>this array is an extremely powerful ''frequency weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be turned against the people of Gibson </b>as part of ''Agenda 2030''.</p>\r\n<p>As far as the ruling elites are concerned, <strong>Gibson is filled with ''useless eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and simply won''t be needed as part of the New World Order. Useless eaters are officially defined as the infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Even farmers who consume too much USDA funding in comparison to their production are included. How much of a discussion did Commissioners have before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon to be installed? Who got paid off?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson, Scotland County and America are in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted. Worse yet, we citizens don''t seem to care much, at least for now.</p>\r\n<p>America, once the greatest nation on earth, stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in only two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson, North Carolina 28343 – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 05:32:09', '2019-02-17 10:32:09', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3534, 1, '2019-02-17 05:33:52', '2019-02-17 10:33:52', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, preparation, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Ask yourself, does it really matter who is on Town Commission? Does it even matter if there is a Town Commission?</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters willing to pay up at the toll booth.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the state''s front man presented a contract for approval, admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but commented that ''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that every other lemming had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become little more than a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Counsel routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those antennas and transmitters are for that have sprouted on top Gibson''s water tower? Despite what some would have us believe, truth is, <b>this array is an extremely powerful ''frequency weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be turned against the people of Gibson </b>as part of ''Agenda 2030''.</p>\r\n<p>As far as the ruling elites are concerned, <strong>Gibson is filled with ''useless eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and simply won''t be needed as part of the New World Order. Useless eaters are officially defined as the infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Even farmers who consume too much USDA funding in comparison to their production are included. How much of a discussion did Commissioners have before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon to be installed? Who got paid off?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson, Scotland County and America are in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted. Worse yet, we citizens don''t seem to care much, at least for now.</p>\r\n<p>America, once the greatest nation on earth, stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in only two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson, North Carolina 28343 – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 05:33:52', '2019-02-17 10:33:52', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3536, 1, '2019-02-17 05:49:03', '2019-02-17 10:49:03', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, preparation, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Ask yourself, does it really matter who is on Town Commission? Does it even matter if there is a Town Commission?</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters willing to pay up at the toll booth.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the state''s front man presented a contract for approval, admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but commented that ''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that every other lemming had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become little more than a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Counsel routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are devices for cell phone and broadband communications, but that would be a lie. Truth is, <b>this array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of the NWO''s  ''Agenda 2030'' project.</p>\r\n<p>As far as the ruling elites are concerned, <strong>Gibson is filled with ''useless eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order. Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. Even <strong>farmers</strong> who consume too much USDA funding in proportion to their production contribution are included. How much of a discussion do you think Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? Was it two seconds or 10 seconds?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon are designed take away our rights, freedoms and liberty, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted. </p>\r\n<p>America, once the greatest nation on earth, stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in only two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson, North Carolina 28343 – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 05:49:03', '2019-02-17 10:49:03', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3537, 1, '2019-02-17 05:57:10', '2019-02-17 10:57:10', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, preparation, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Ask yourself, does it really matter who is on Town Commission? Does it even matter if there is a Town Commission?</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters wanting to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the state''s front man pitched a FEMA contract for the Commission''s approval, while admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but offered that ''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that every other lemming had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become little more than a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are devices for cell phone and broadband communications, but that would be a lie. Truth is, <b>this array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''useless eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. Even <strong>farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their productive contribution are included. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? Was it two seconds or 10 seconds?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon are designed take away our rights, freedoms and liberty, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted.</p>\r\n<p>America, once the greatest nation on earth, stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in only two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson, North Carolina 28343 – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 05:57:10', '2019-02-17 10:57:10', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3538, 1, '2019-02-17 05:59:55', '2019-02-17 10:59:55', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, preparation, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Ask yourself, does it really matter who is on Town Commission? Does it even matter if there is a Town Commission?</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the state''s front man pitched a FEMA contract for the Commission''s approval, while admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but offered that ''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that every other lemming had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become little more than a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are devices for cell phone and broadband communications, but that would be a lie. Truth is, <b>this array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''useless eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. Even <strong>farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their productive contribution are included. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? Was it two seconds or 10 seconds?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon are designed take away our rights, freedoms and liberty, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted.</p>\r\n<p>America, once the greatest nation on earth, stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in only two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson, North Carolina 28343 – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 05:59:55', '2019-02-17 10:59:55', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3539, 1, '2019-02-17 11:33:36', '2019-02-17 16:33:36', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, preparation, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Ask yourself, does it really matter who is on Town Commission? Does it even matter if there is a Town Commission?</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the state''s front man pitched a FEMA contract for the Commission''s approval, while admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but offered that ''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that every other lemming had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become little more than a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are devices for cell phone and broadband communications, but that would be a lie. Truth is, <b>this array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''useless eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. Even <strong>farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their productive contribution are included. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? Was it two seconds or 10 seconds?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon are designed take away our rights, freedoms and liberty, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted.</p>\r\n<p>America, once the greatest nation on earth, stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in only two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 11:33:36', '2019-02-17 16:33:36', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3540, 1, '2019-02-17 11:34:16', '2019-02-17 16:34:16', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Ask yourself, does it really matter who is on Town Commission? Does it even matter if there is a Town Commission?</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the state''s front man pitched a FEMA contract for the Commission''s approval, while admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but offered that ''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that every other lemming had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become little more than a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are devices for cell phone and broadband communications, but that would be a lie. Truth is, <b>this array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''useless eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. Even <strong>farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their productive contribution are included. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? Was it two seconds or 10 seconds?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon are designed take away our rights, freedoms and liberty, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted.</p>\r\n<p>America, once the greatest nation on earth, stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in only two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 11:34:16', '2019-02-17 16:34:16', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(3541, 1, '2019-02-17 11:47:11', '2019-02-17 16:47:11', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. It really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell phone and broadband communication devices. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners, </strong>as most pension systems are considered likely to collapse during the next financial crises and TPTB don''t want a bunch of whiny malcontents causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? </p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, corrupt, ignorant and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p>Once the greatest nation on earth, we now stand at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 11:47:11', '2019-02-17 16:47:11', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3542, 1, '2019-02-17 11:49:15', '2019-02-17 16:49:15', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. It really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell phone and broadband communication devices. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners, </strong>as most pension systems are considered likely to collapse during the next financial crises and TPTB don''t want a bunch of whiny malcontents causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, corrupt, ignorant and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p>Once the greatest nation on earth, we now stand at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 11:49:15', '2019-02-17 16:49:15', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3543, 1, '2019-02-17 11:50:48', '2019-02-17 16:50:48', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. It really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell phone and broadband communication devices. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners, </strong>as most pension systems are considered likely to collapse during the next financial crises and TPTB don''t want a bunch of whiny malcontents causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, corrupt, ignorant and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p>Once the greatest nation on earth, we now stand at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 11:50:48', '2019-02-17 16:50:48', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3544, 1, '2019-02-17 11:56:33', '2019-02-17 16:56:33', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. It really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitting he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell phone and broadband communication devices. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are considered likely to collapse during the next financial crises, TPTB doesn''y want a bunch of whiny, panicked malcontents causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p>Once the greatest nation on earth, America now stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defence spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 11:56:33', '2019-02-17 16:56:33', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3545, 1, '2019-02-17 11:58:29', '2019-02-17 16:58:29', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. It really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners routinely approve contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam and flim-flam townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell phone and broadband communication devices. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO  ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be filled with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the coming New World Order.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are officially defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much USDA funding in proportion to their contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are considered likely to collapse during the next financial crises, TPTB doesn''y want a bunch of whiny, panicked malcontents causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p>Once the greatest nation on earth, America now stands at the precipice:</p>\r\n<p>7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income and number 4 in labor force participation.</p>\r\n<p>We lead the world in two categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, and defence spending, where we spend more than the next 26 nations combined.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-17 11:58:29', '2019-02-17 16:58:29', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3547, 1, '2019-02-18 05:55:19', '2019-02-18 10:55:19', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meeting completely unprepared. They are nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication devices. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is fast approaching.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much in USDA subsidies in proportion to their overrall contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are considered likely to collapse during the next financial crises, <strong>The Powers That Be</strong> (TPTB) don''t want a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 05:55:19', '2019-02-18 10:55:19', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3548, 1, '2019-02-18 05:57:34', '2019-02-18 10:57:34', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those transmitters are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication devices. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is fast approaching.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much in USDA subsidies in proportion to their overrall contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are considered likely to collapse during the next financial crises, <strong>The Powers That Be</strong> (TPTB) don''t want a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 05:57:34', '2019-02-18 10:57:34', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(3549, 1, '2019-02-18 06:00:46', '2019-02-18 11:00:46', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is fast approaching.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much in USDA subsidies in proportion to their overrall contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are considered likely to collapse during the next financial crises, <strong>The Powers That Be</strong> (TPTB) don''t want a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation?</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is in <b>serious trouble</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 06:00:46', '2019-02-18 11:00:46', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3550, 1, '2019-02-18 06:06:13', '2019-02-18 11:06:13', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is fast approaching.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much in USDA subsidies in proportion to their overall contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are expected to collapse during the next financial crises, <strong>The Powers That Be</strong> (TPTB) don''t want a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? How does ZERO sound.</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 06:06:13', '2019-02-18 11:06:13', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3551, 1, '2019-02-18 06:07:49', '2019-02-18 11:07:49', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community he had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will in the not too distant future be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is fast approaching.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much in USDA subsidies in proportion to their overall contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are expected to collapse during the next financial crises, <strong>The Powers That Be</strong> (TPTB) don''t want a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? How does ZERO sound.</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 06:07:49', '2019-02-18 11:07:49', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3552, 3, '2019-02-18 06:18:25', '2019-02-18 11:18:25', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong> that no longer produce and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is fast approaching.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much in USDA subsidies in proportion to their overall contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are expected to collapse during the next financial crises, <strong>The Powers That Be</strong> (TPTB) don''t want a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? How does ZERO sound.</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 06:18:25', '2019-02-18 11:18:25', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3553, 1, '2019-02-18 10:29:45', '2019-02-18 15:29:45', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters are defined as the <strong>infirm, disabled, unemployed, those on welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</strong>. <strong>Farmers</strong> consuming too much in USDA subsidies in proportion to their overall contribution are included, as are <strong>Government Pensioners</strong>. Since most pension systems are expected to collapse during the next financial crises, <strong>The Powers That Be</strong> (TPTB) don''t want a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies causing trouble. How much of a discussion do you think Town Commissioners had before approving the contract to allow this deadly weapon''s installation? How does ZERO sound.</p>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 10:29:45', '2019-02-18 15:29:45', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3554, 1, '2019-02-18 10:38:42', '2019-02-18 15:38:42', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue and won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include the:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li> Infirm</li>\r\n	<li>Disabled</li>\r\n	<li>Unemployed</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government</li>\r\n	<li>Government Pensioners, as pension systems are expected to collapse during the next financial crises, The Powers That Be (TPTB) don''t want a bunch of whiny, panicked cry babies causing trouble.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 10:38:42', '2019-02-18 15:38:42', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3555, 1, '2019-02-18 10:48:36', '2019-02-18 15:48:36', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures and broken glass?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include the:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li> Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Government Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 10:48:36', '2019-02-18 15:48:36', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(3556, 1, '2019-02-18 10:55:40', '2019-02-18 15:55:40', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include the:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li> Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Government Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 10:55:40', '2019-02-18 15:55:40', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3557, 1, '2019-02-18 11:05:40', '2019-02-18 16:05:40', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting..."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include the:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li> Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Government Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon take away our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-18 11:05:40', '2019-02-18 16:05:40', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3558, 1, '2019-02-19 07:21:47', '2019-02-19 12:21:47', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting..."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>The Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>The Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon abrogate our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 07:21:47', '2019-02-19 12:21:47', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3559, 1, '2019-02-19 07:24:38', '2019-02-19 12:24:38', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 28px;">Gibson Town Commission - Sad Excuse for Governance</span></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting..."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>The Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>The Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon abrogate our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Gibson is <b>dying</b> because those we elect are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Municipal Suicide - Gibson, NC 28243 (part 1)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 07:24:38', '2019-02-19 12:24:38', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3560, 1, '2019-02-19 07:31:22', '2019-02-19 12:31:22', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Gibson North Carolina is dying, not because that is its destiny, but rather because its elected officials are weak, lazy, ignorant, corrupt and easily manipulated.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 28px;">Gibson Town Commission - A Sad Excuse for Governance</span></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting..."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>The Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>The Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon abrogate our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Municipal Suicide - Gibson, NC 28243 (part 1)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 07:31:22', '2019-02-19 12:31:22', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3561, 1, '2019-02-19 07:35:31', '2019-02-19 12:35:31', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Gibson North Carolina is dying, not because that is its destiny, but rather because its elected officials are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 28px;">Gibson Town Commission - A Sad Excuse for Governance</span></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting..."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and manipulate townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>The Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>The Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon abrogate our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Municipal Suicide - Gibson, NC 28243 (part 1)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 07:35:31', '2019-02-19 12:35:31', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3562, 1, '2019-02-19 07:37:33', '2019-02-19 12:37:33', '<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3507" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gibson-town-commission-at-work-300x90.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="168" /></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Gibson North Carolina is dying, not because that is its destiny, but rather because its elected officials are weak, lazy, ignorant and easily corrupted.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 28px;">Gibson Town Commission - A Sad Excuse for Governance</span></p>\r\n<p>The LE''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>article</b></a></span> ''Chavis resigns seat on Gibson board'' started out by saying: <b>"Town of Gibson commissioners will have an important decision to make at their upcoming monthly meeting..."</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Fact is, the Commission''s decision to leave Belton Chaviz'' position open until the November election will go down as one of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the least important decisions ever made on planet earth</span>.</b></p>\r\n<p>If Gibson Commissioners can be counted on to do one thing, it''s to vote on whatever is put in front of them with zero knowledge, understanding, discussion, comment or concern. Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and take advantage of townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>The Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>The Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon abrogate our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. 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Commissioners routinely come to meetings completely unprepared. They have chosen to become nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Mayor and Town Clerk, so much so that it really doesn''t matter who is on Town Commission or even if there is a Town Commission.</p>\r\n<p>Commissioners think nothing of approving contracts and agreements with state and federal agencies and private vendors that in some cases run hundreds of pages in length without any discussion whatsoever, openly admitting that not one of them even bothered to read the document. It''s a dream come true for grifters looking to scheme, scam, flim-flam and take advantage of townies.</p>\r\n<p>In one instance the salesman pitching a FEMA contract admitted he himself had no idea what it was about, but nevertheless offered that: <em>''every other community [he] had presented it to had approved it''.</em></p>\r\n<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-3529" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Broken-Glass-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="283" />Imagine Gibson approving a 300+ page contract on the basis that other lemmings had already jumped off the cliff! Does this sound even remotely responsible? Is it any wonder <strong>Gibson has become a festering open sewer (literally) full of vacant, vandalized, burglarized structures, broken glass and For Sale signs?</strong></p>\r\n<p>Attorneys advise <u>never</u> to sign any contract, document or agreement without having first read it and making sure you understand every word, including the punctuation. Despite this, Gibson''s Town Attorney routinely sits silently at Commission meetings as contracts are presented and approved without uttering so much as a peep.</p>\r\n<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3530 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Water-Tower-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></p>\r\n<p>Ever wonder what all those strange looking devices are on top Gibson''s water tower? Some would have us believe these are cell and broadband communication repeaters. That would be a lie. <strong>T</strong><b>his array is an extremely powerful ''Frequency Weapon'' that will, in the not too distant future, be deployed against the people of Gibson </b>as part of <strong>NWO ''Agenda 2030''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Ruling elites consider <strong>Gibson to be overflowing with ''Useless Eaters''</strong>, those who consume more in government services than they produce in government revenue, and therefore won''t be needed as part of the New World Order that is presently being launched.</p>\r\n<p>Useless eaters include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Infirm.</li>\r\n	<li>The Disabled.</li>\r\n	<li>The Unemployed.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving Welfare, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.</li>\r\n	<li>Those receiving the ''Earned Income Tax Credit''.</li>\r\n	<li>Those engaged in agricultural pursuits and consuming more in USDA subsidies than they produce in net revenue to the government.</li>\r\n	<li>Pensioners. Pension systems will collapse during the next financial crises and whiny, panicked cry babies could stampede the rest of the herd.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The contracts Gibson Commissioners sign with complete abandon abrogate our rights, freedoms and liberties, reduce the sovereignty of our municipal corporation and allow the roll-out of dangerous, lethal technologies that will be used against us, all in exchange for a few ephemeral baubles and trinkets. <strong>This is not only short sighted but downright treasonous</strong>.</p>\r\n<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><em><strong>Gibson Town Hall – Satan''s little workshop.</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/22661/chavis-resigns-seat-on-gibson-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who''s Spying on You?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-smart-grid-is-the-new-world-order-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5G Smart Grid IS the New World Order (video</a>)</span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/5g-dangers-lies-of-the-media-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">5G Dangers – Lies of the Media (video)</span></a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Municipal Suicide - Gibson, NC 28243 (part 1)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3504-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 07:38:59', '2019-02-19 12:38:59', '', 3504, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3504-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(3565, 3, '2019-02-19 11:35:27', '2019-02-19 16:35:27', '<p><img class=" wp-image-3564 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/federal-employee-compensation-293x300.png" alt="" width="387" height="396" /> <span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"Whether its CNBC, or <em>The New York Times</em>, or NPR, the mainstream media is clearly committed to using the current partial government shutdown to portray federal workers as beleaguered victims of the American political system." <a href="https://mises.org/wire/furloughed-federal-employees-are-still-paid-more-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://mises.org/wire/furloughed-federal-employees-are-still-paid-more-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Mises Institute</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/pension-funds-failing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pension Funds Failing</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/work-remotely-and-receive-a-subsidy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Work Remotely and Receive a Subsidy</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Federal Employee Pay & Benefits', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3434-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 11:35:27', '2019-02-19 16:35:27', '', 3434, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3434-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3566, 3, '2019-02-19 11:36:08', '2019-02-19 16:36:08', '[caption id="attachment_3564" align="aligncenter" width="387"]<img class="wp-image-3564" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/federal-employee-compensation-293x300.png" alt="" width="387" height="396" /> Source: Congressional Budget Office.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p> <span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"Whether its CNBC, or <em>The New York Times</em>, or NPR, the mainstream media is clearly committed to using the current partial government shutdown to portray federal workers as beleaguered victims of the American political system." <a href="https://mises.org/wire/furloughed-federal-employees-are-still-paid-more-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://mises.org/wire/furloughed-federal-employees-are-still-paid-more-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Mises Institute</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/pension-funds-failing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pension Funds Failing</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/work-remotely-and-receive-a-subsidy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Work Remotely and Receive a Subsidy</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Federal Employee Pay & Benefits', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3434-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 11:36:08', '2019-02-19 16:36:08', '', 3434, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3434-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3567, 3, '2019-02-19 11:54:51', '2019-02-19 16:54:51', '<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3323" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dangers-of-aspartame-300x267.jpg" alt="" width="379" height="337" /></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"The American public, which consumes enormous quantities of aspartame, is increasingly identified as “dumbed-down” and full of fear, hatred and violence. Their brains are being <strong>altered by chemicals</strong> that turn humans into more animalistic organisms that lack higher cognitive function.</p>\r\n<p>As this study shows, aspartame may be contributing to <strong>the downfall of human civilization</strong> by altering the brains of human beings, turning them into cognitively impaired, chemically-altered organisms incapable of rational behavior. It also reminds us that when it comes to food ingredients, <strong>humans are the lab rats</strong> who are routinely exposed to dangerous, toxic chemicals that have unknown long-term effects." <a href="https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-12-17-bombshell-study-shows-aspartame-depletes-neurotransmitters-in-the-brain-5g-pesticides.html#" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-12-17-bombshell-study-shows-aspartame-depletes-neurotransmitters-in-the-brain-5g-pesticides.html#" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Natural News</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/chemtrails-whats-going-on-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chemtrails – What’s Going On? (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/energy-drinks-making-soldiers-crazy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy Drinks Making Soldiers Crazy</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/food-fight-how-corporations-ruined-food-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Food Fight: How Corporations Ruined Food (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'DRAFT - Study Shows Aspartame Damages Brain', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3321-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 11:54:51', '2019-02-19 16:54:51', '', 3321, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3321-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3568, 3, '2019-02-19 11:55:37', '2019-02-19 16:55:37', '<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3323" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dangers-of-aspartame-300x267.jpg" alt="" width="379" height="337" /></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"The American public, which consumes enormous quantities of aspartame, is increasingly identified as “dumbed-down” and full of fear, hatred and violence. Their brains are being <strong>altered by chemicals</strong> that turn humans into more animalistic organisms that lack higher cognitive function.</p>\r\n<p>As this study shows, aspartame may be contributing to <strong>the downfall of human civilization</strong> by altering the brains of human beings, turning them into cognitively impaired, chemically-altered organisms incapable of rational behavior. It also reminds us that when it comes to food ingredients, <strong>humans are the lab rats</strong> who are routinely exposed to dangerous, toxic chemicals that have unknown long-term effects." <a href="https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-12-17-bombshell-study-shows-aspartame-depletes-neurotransmitters-in-the-brain-5g-pesticides.html#" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-12-17-bombshell-study-shows-aspartame-depletes-neurotransmitters-in-the-brain-5g-pesticides.html#" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Natural News</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/chemtrails-whats-going-on-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chemtrails – What’s Going On? (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/energy-drinks-making-soldiers-crazy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy Drinks Making Soldiers Crazy</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/food-fight-how-corporations-ruined-food-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Food Fight: How Corporations Ruined Food (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Study Shows Aspartame Damages Brain', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3321-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-19 11:55:37', '2019-02-19 16:55:37', '', 3321, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3321-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3569, 1, '2019-02-20 08:20:20', '2019-02-20 13:20:20', '<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3394" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vampire-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Is Scotland County''s <strong>Economic Development Corporation</strong> just one more Blood Sucking Vampire?</p>\r\n<p>The article <span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>"<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EDC to invest in downtown Laurinburg</a></span>"</b></span> appeared in the Laurinburg Exchange (LE). Like other LE propaganda, it''s warm &amp; fuzzy and sounds great, but the fact is there''s a very dark underbelly that is being hidden from you.</p>\r\n<p>The big question is: Why was this Taxpayer Funded Government Organization legally structured as a ''Tax Exempt NGO (non-government organization) Corporation''? Is this <b>part of the huge nationwide effort to hide the rampant theft of public assets from the prying eyes of the public?</b></p>\r\n<p>If the EDC was structured as a public entity, we would have the right to audit its operations and finances and examine the cast of characters guiding this Ouija board''s planchette.</p>\r\n<p>Because it''s a private corporation (albeit publicly funded by Taxpayers), the public has no such right. Corporation <b>management, officers, directors and board members </b><img class="wp-image-3363 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Strip-Mining-Bucket-Wheel-Part-2-300x202.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="193" /><b>are free to transfer public assets into the hands of private parties, friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>without <b>Taxpayers</b> being any the wiser.</p>\r\n<p>If you were conducting nefarious, immoral, crooked business, which platform would you prefer to operate from: a public entity that could be audited and your misdeeds discovered, or a private, tax exempt corporation where the public pays the bills but has no right to question your deeds?</p>\r\n<p>What would Jesus do?</p>\r\n<p>The LE article stated:</p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Mark Ward, director of Economic Development and president of the Scotland County Economic Development Corporation, told the city council Tuesday that his board had agreed to buy two buildings downtown.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b></span><span style="color: #000000;">Their </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b></span><span style="color: #000000;"> will be buying buildings </span><span style="color: #000000;">using </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Ward says he hopes to close on the buildings in the next 30 days and the first thing that will be done is a new roof put on both the buildings.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> New roofs will be put on <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>. </span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>The goal is to make it an incubator or a business that John A Smith wants to run that <b>we decided</b> as Scotland County EDC should be the type of business downtown wants,” Ward said. <b>“We will allow them to go in there at a significantly low rent to build their business up to stimulate that downtown growth. So that will give mom and pop business an opportunity to go in.”</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> After fixing up <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>, <b>they</b> will decide which of their <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>receive significantly reduced rents with which to unfairly compete against existing businesses which must pay ''market'' rents and property taxes. They could even decide to sell the buildings to <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>at below fair market value. Heads they win, tails we lose.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>We are taking an active role in developing not only industrial sites in the county but also helping the retail and the downtown group as well to make Scotland County a group effort,” Ward said. “Not the city do their thing, Laurel Hill do their thing, Gibson do their thing, main street do their thing, I do my thing. We’re going to do it all together because <b>we’re all going to be partners</b>.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b>The EDC''s idea of being <b>partners</b> is <b>They</b> use <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars </b>to buy properties for <b>Their Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b> which then rents them out or sells them to <b>friends, relatives, business associates and political cronies</b> at below market rates.</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;">Ever wonder why your property taxes are so high?<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p>Looks like Scotland County taxpayers are in for another round of abuse.</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-countylaurinburg-fleeced-huge-financial-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/small-business-on-the-brink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Small Business on the Brink</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County EDC - Blood Sucking Vampire?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3359-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:20:20', '2019-02-20 13:20:20', '', 3359, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3359-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3570, 1, '2019-02-20 08:23:53', '2019-02-20 13:23:53', '<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3394" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vampire-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Is Scotland County''s <strong>Economic Development Corporation</strong> just one more Blood Sucking Vampire?</p>\r\n<p>The article <span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>"<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EDC to invest in downtown Laurinburg</a></span>"</b></span> appeared in the Laurinburg Exchange (LE). Like other LE propaganda, it''s warm &amp; fuzzy and sounds great, but the fact is there''s a very dark underbelly that is being hidden from you.</p>\r\n<p>The big question is: Why was this Taxpayer Funded Government Organization legally structured as a ''Tax Exempt NGO (non-government organization) Corporation''? Is this <b>part of the huge nationwide effort to hide the rampant theft of public assets from the prying eyes of the public?</b></p>\r\n<p>If the EDC was structured as a public entity, we would have the right to audit its operations and finances and examine the cast of characters guiding this Ouija board''s planchette.</p>\r\n<p>Because it''s a private corporation (albeit publicly funded by Taxpayers), the public has no such right. Corporation <b>management, officers, directors and board members </b><img class="wp-image-3363 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Strip-Mining-Bucket-Wheel-Part-2-300x202.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="193" /><b>are free to transfer public assets into the hands of private parties, friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>without <b>Taxpayers</b> being any the wiser.</p>\r\n<p>If you were conducting nefarious, immoral, crooked business, which platform would you prefer to operate from: a public entity that could be audited and your misdeeds discovered, or a private, tax exempt corporation where the public pays the bills but has no right to question your deeds?</p>\r\n<p>What would Jesus do?</p>\r\n<p>The LE article stated:</p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Mark Ward, director of Economic Development and president of the Scotland County Economic Development Corporation, told the city council Tuesday that his board had agreed to buy two buildings downtown.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b></span><span style="color: #000000;">Their </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b></span><span style="color: #000000;"> will be buying buildings </span><span style="color: #000000;">using </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Ward says he hopes to close on the buildings in the next 30 days and the first thing that will be done is a new roof put on both the buildings.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> New roofs will be put on <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>. </span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>The goal is to make it an incubator or a business that John A Smith wants to run that <b>we decided</b> as Scotland County EDC should be the type of business downtown wants,” Ward said. <b>“We will allow them to go in there at a significantly low rent to build their business up to stimulate that downtown growth. So that will give mom and pop business an opportunity to go in.”</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> After fixing up <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>, <b>they</b> will decide which of their <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>receive significantly reduced rents with which to unfairly compete against existing businesses which must pay ''market'' rents and property taxes. They could even decide to sell the buildings to <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>at below fair market value. Heads they win, tails we lose.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>We are taking an active role in developing not only industrial sites in the county but also helping the retail and the downtown group as well to make Scotland County a group effort,” Ward said. “Not the city do their thing, Laurel Hill do their thing, Gibson do their thing, main street do their thing, I do my thing. We’re going to do it all together because <b>we’re all going to be partners</b>.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b>The EDC''s idea of being <b>partners</b> is <b>They</b> use <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars </b>to buy properties for <b>Their Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b> which then renovates them with <strong>Your Taxpayer Dollars</strong> and then rents them out or sells them to <b>friends, relatives, business associates and political cronies</b> at below market rates.</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><em>Ever wonder why your property taxes are so high?</em><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p>Looks like Scotland County taxpayers are in for another round of abuse.</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-countylaurinburg-fleeced-huge-financial-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/small-business-on-the-brink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Small Business on the Brink</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County EDC - Blood Sucking Vampire?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3359-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:23:53', '2019-02-20 13:23:53', '', 3359, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3359-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3571, 1, '2019-02-20 08:26:53', '2019-02-20 13:26:53', '<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3394" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vampire-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Is Scotland County''s <strong>Economic Development Corporation</strong> just one more Blood Sucking Vampire?</p>\r\n<p>The article <span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>"<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EDC to invest in downtown Laurinburg</a></span>"</b></span> appeared in the Laurinburg Exchange (LE). Like other LE propaganda, it''s warm &amp; fuzzy and sounds great, but the fact is there''s a very dark underbelly that is being hidden from you.</p>\r\n<p>The big question is: Why was this Taxpayer Funded Government Organization legally structured as a ''Tax Exempt NGO (non-government organization) Corporation''? Is this <b>part of the huge nationwide effort to hide the rampant theft of public assets from the prying eyes of the public?</b></p>\r\n<p>If the EDC was structured as a public entity, we would have the right to audit its operations and finances and examine the cast of characters guiding this Ouija board''s planchette.</p>\r\n<p>Because it''s a private corporation (albeit publicly funded by Taxpayers), the public has no such right. Corporation <b>management, officers, directors and board members </b><img class="wp-image-3363 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Strip-Mining-Bucket-Wheel-Part-2-300x202.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="193" /><b>are free to transfer public assets into the hands of private parties, friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>without <b>Taxpayers</b> being any the wiser.</p>\r\n<p>If you were conducting nefarious, immoral, crooked business, which platform would you prefer to operate from: a public entity that could be audited and your misdeeds discovered, or a private, tax exempt corporation where the public pays the bills but has no right to question your deeds?</p>\r\n<p>What would Jesus do?</p>\r\n<p>The LE article stated:</p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Mark Ward, director of Economic Development and president of the Scotland County Economic Development Corporation, told the city council Tuesday that his board had agreed to buy two buildings downtown.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b></span><span style="color: #000000;">Their </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b></span><span style="color: #000000;"> will be buying buildings </span><span style="color: #000000;">using </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Ward says he hopes to close on the buildings in the next 30 days and the first thing that will be done is a new roof put on both the buildings.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> New roofs will be put on <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>. </span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>The goal is to make it an incubator or a business that John A Smith wants to run that <b>we decided</b> as Scotland County EDC should be the type of business downtown wants,” Ward said. <b>“We will allow them to go in there at a significantly low rent to build their business up to stimulate that downtown growth. So that will give mom and pop business an opportunity to go in.”</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> After fixing up <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>, <b>they</b> will decide which of their <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>receive significantly reduced rents with which to unfairly compete against existing businesses which must pay ''market'' rents and property taxes. They could even decide to sell the buildings to <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>at below fair market value. Heads they win, tails we lose.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>We are taking an active role in developing not only industrial sites in the county but also helping the retail and the downtown group as well to make Scotland County a group effort,” Ward said. “Not the city do their thing, Laurel Hill do their thing, Gibson do their thing, main street do their thing, I do my thing. We’re going to do it all together because <b>we’re all going to be partners</b>.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b>The EDC''s idea of being <b>partners</b> is <b>They</b> use <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars </b>to buy properties for <b>Their Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b> which then renovates them with <strong>Your Taxpayer Dollars</strong> and then rents them out or sells them to <b>friends, relatives, business associates and political cronies</b> at below market rates.</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong><em>Ever wonder why your property taxes are so high?</em></strong></span><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-countylaurinburg-fleeced-huge-financial-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/small-business-on-the-brink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Small Business on the Brink</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County EDC - Blood Sucking Vampire?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3359-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:26:53', '2019-02-20 13:26:53', '', 3359, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3359-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3572, 1, '2019-02-20 08:32:00', '2019-02-20 13:32:00', '[caption id="attachment_3564" align="aligncenter" width="387"]<img class="wp-image-3564" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/federal-employee-compensation-293x300.png" alt="" width="387" height="396" /> Source: Congressional Budget Office.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p> <span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"Whether its CNBC, or <em>The New York Times</em>, or NPR, the mainstream media is clearly committed to using ''partial government shutdowns'' to portray federal workers as beleaguered victims of the American political system." <a href="https://mises.org/wire/furloughed-federal-employees-are-still-paid-more-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://mises.org/wire/furloughed-federal-employees-are-still-paid-more-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Mises Institute</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/pension-funds-failing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pension Funds Failing</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/work-remotely-and-receive-a-subsidy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Work Remotely and Receive a Subsidy</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Federal Employee Pay & Benefits', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3434-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:32:00', '2019-02-20 13:32:00', '', 3434, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3434-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(3573, 1, '2019-02-20 08:33:57', '2019-02-20 13:33:57', '<blockquote>\n<p>We are nearer to a moment when converging global events could catalyze populations in a common cause. If such an awakening were to occur, what would be the most logical top priority challenge for us to collectively focus on first? Could a societal wake up be the silver lining to the rapidly unfolding and escalating difficulties that we are increasingly facing? Is it possible that the effort to awaken others to the truth, matters in and of itself? Can our collective efforts turn the tide in time?</p>\n<p>Science studies on human psychology conclude that “social solidarity serves as a kind of defense mechanism against destructive (blind and unwarranted) obedience to authority”. Can we reach a critical mass of awareness in time? Sharing credible data is a key factor in regard to waking others to the truth, make your voice heard. Dane Wigington"<span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\n</span></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>We believe the video below is such credible, and important, data.</p>\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HB-W6w5gGiI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\n<a href="https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">GeoengineeringWatch</span></a></p>\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/chemtrails-whats-going-on-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chemtrails – What’s Going On? (video)</a></span></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/air-force-chemtrails-pilot-speaks-out-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Air Force Chemtrails Pilot Speaks Out (video)</a></span></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/disaster-capitalism-keeps-our-economy-strong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CA Wildfires &amp; Hurricanes – Disaster Capitalism at Work</a></span></address>\n<address> </address>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won''t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\n<center><script type="text/javascript" src="https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1"></script></center>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\n<address> </address>\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'DRAFT - Geoengineering Watch Alert (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3296-autosave-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:33:57', '2019-02-20 13:33:57', '', 3296, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3296-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3574, 1, '2019-02-20 08:34:20', '2019-02-20 13:34:20', '<blockquote>\r\n<p>We are nearer to a moment when converging global events could catalyze populations in a common cause. If such an awakening were to occur, what would be the most logical top priority challenge for us to collectively focus on first? Could a societal wake up be the silver lining to the rapidly unfolding and escalating difficulties that we are increasingly facing? Is it possible that the effort to awaken others to the truth, matters in and of itself? Can our collective efforts turn the tide in time?</p>\r\n<p>Science studies on human psychology conclude that “social solidarity serves as a kind of defense mechanism against destructive (blind and unwarranted) obedience to authority”. Can we reach a critical mass of awareness in time? Sharing credible data is a key factor in regard to waking others to the truth, make your voice heard. Dane Wigington"<span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p>We believe the video below is such credible, and important, data.</p>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HB-W6w5gGiI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">GeoengineeringWatch</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/chemtrails-whats-going-on-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chemtrails – What’s Going On? (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/air-force-chemtrails-pilot-speaks-out-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Air Force Chemtrails Pilot Speaks Out (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/disaster-capitalism-keeps-our-economy-strong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CA Wildfires &amp; Hurricanes – Disaster Capitalism at Work</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won''t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\r\n<center><script type="text/javascript" src="https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1"></script></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'DRAFT - Geoengineering Watch Alert (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3296-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:34:20', '2019-02-20 13:34:20', '', 3296, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3296-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3575, 1, '2019-02-20 08:35:56', '2019-02-20 13:35:56', '<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3487" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/scotland-county-failed-promises-300x171.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="296" /></p>\r\n<p>To hear the Laurinburg Exchange (LE) tell it, Scotland County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is working day and night to bring in new business and industry. Let''s hope they are not as successful as this unfortunate Illinois community. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"But this corporate valhalla turned out to be hell for the community, which suffered a concentrated dose of the indignities and disappointments of late capitalism in the 21st century. Instead of abundant full-time work, a regime of partial, precarious employment set in. Temp agencies flourished, but no restaurants, hotels, or grocery stores ever came, save for the recent addition of a dollar store. " <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/152836/elwood-illinois-pop-2200-become-vital-hub-americas-consumer-economy-its-hell" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/152836/elwood-illinois-pop-2200-become-vital-hub-americas-consumer-economy-its-hell" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">New Republic</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County EDC Nightmare?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3431-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:35:56', '2019-02-20 13:35:56', '', 3431, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3431-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3576, 1, '2019-02-20 08:36:43', '2019-02-20 13:36:43', '<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3487" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/scotland-county-failed-promises-300x171.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="296" /></p>\r\n<p>To hear the Laurinburg Exchange (LE) tell it, Scotland County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is working day and night to bring in new business and industry. Let''s hope they are not as successful as this unfortunate Illinois community. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"But this corporate valhalla turned out to be hell for the community, which suffered a concentrated dose of the indignities and disappointments of late capitalism in the 21st century. Instead of abundant full-time work, a regime of partial, precarious employment set in. Temp agencies flourished, but no restaurants, hotels, or grocery stores ever came, save for the recent addition of a dollar store. " <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/152836/elwood-illinois-pop-2200-become-vital-hub-americas-consumer-economy-its-hell" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/152836/elwood-illinois-pop-2200-become-vital-hub-americas-consumer-economy-its-hell" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">New Republic</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County EDC Nightmare in the making?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3431-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:36:43', '2019-02-20 13:36:43', '', 3431, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3431-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3577, 1, '2019-02-20 08:37:14', '2019-02-20 13:37:14', '<p><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3487" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/scotland-county-failed-promises-300x171.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="296" /></p>\r\n<p>To hear the Laurinburg Exchange (LE) tell it, Scotland County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is working day and night to bring in new business and industry. Let''s hope they are not as successful as this unfortunate Illinois community. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"But this corporate valhalla turned out to be hell for the community, which suffered a concentrated dose of the indignities and disappointments of late capitalism in the 21st century. Instead of abundant full-time work, a regime of partial, precarious employment set in. Temp agencies flourished, but no restaurants, hotels, or grocery stores ever came, save for the recent addition of a dollar store. " <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/152836/elwood-illinois-pop-2200-become-vital-hub-americas-consumer-economy-its-hell" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/152836/elwood-illinois-pop-2200-become-vital-hub-americas-consumer-economy-its-hell" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">New Republic</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County EDC - Nightmare in the making?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3431-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 08:37:14', '2019-02-20 13:37:14', '', 3431, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3431-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3578, 1, '2019-02-20 09:57:01', '2019-02-20 14:57:01', '<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3394" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vampire-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Is Scotland County''s <strong>Economic Development Corporation</strong> just one more Blood Sucking Vampire?</p>\r\n<p>The article <span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>"<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EDC to invest in downtown Laurinburg</a></span>"</b></span> appeared in the Laurinburg Exchange (LE). Like other LE propaganda, it''s warm &amp; fuzzy and sounds great, but the fact is there''s a very dark underbelly that is being hidden from you.</p>\r\n<p>The big question is: Why was this Taxpayer Funded Government Organization legally structured as a ''Tax Exempt NGO (non-government organization) Corporation''? Is this <b>part of the huge nationwide effort to hide the rampant theft of public assets from the prying eyes of the public?</b></p>\r\n<p>If the EDC was structured as a public entity, we would have the right to audit its operations and finances and examine the cast of characters guiding this Ouija board''s planchette.</p>\r\n<p>Because it''s a private tax exempt corporation (albeit publicly funded by Taxpayers), the public has no such right. Corporation <b>management, officers, directors and board members </b><img class="wp-image-3363 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Strip-Mining-Bucket-Wheel-Part-2-300x202.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="193" /><b>are free to transfer public assets into the hands of private parties, friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>without <b>Taxpayers</b> being any the wiser.</p>\r\n<p>If you were conducting nefarious, immoral, crooked business, which platform would you prefer to operate from: a public entity that could be audited and your misdeeds discovered, or a private, tax exempt corporation where the public pays the bills but has no right to question your deeds?</p>\r\n<p>What would Jesus do?</p>\r\n<p>The LE article stated:</p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Mark Ward, director of Economic Development and president of the Scotland County Economic Development Corporation, told the city council Tuesday that his board had agreed to buy two buildings downtown.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b></span><span style="color: #000000;">Their </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b></span><span style="color: #000000;"> will be buying buildings </span><span style="color: #000000;">using </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Ward says he hopes to close on the buildings in the next 30 days and the first thing that will be done is a new roof put on both the buildings.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> New roofs will be put on <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>. </span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>The goal is to make it an incubator or a business that John A Smith wants to run that <b>we decided</b> as Scotland County EDC should be the type of business downtown wants,” Ward said. <b>“We will allow them to go in there at a significantly low rent to build their business up to stimulate that downtown growth. So that will give mom and pop business an opportunity to go in.”</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> After fixing up <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>, <b>they</b> will decide which of their <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>receive significantly reduced rents with which to unfairly compete against existing businesses which must pay ''market'' rents and property taxes as well as federal. state and local taxes. They could even decide to sell the buildings to <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>at below fair market value. Heads they win, tails we lose.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>We are taking an active role in developing not only industrial sites in the county but also helping the retail and the downtown group as well to make Scotland County a group effort,” Ward said. “Not the city do their thing, Laurel Hill do their thing, Gibson do their thing, main street do their thing, I do my thing. We’re going to do it all together because <b>we’re all going to be partners</b>.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b>The EDC''s idea of being <b>partners</b> is <b>They</b> use <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars </b>to buy properties for <b>Their Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b> which then renovates them with <strong>Your Taxpayer Dollars</strong> and then rents them out or sells them to <b>friends, relatives, business associates and political cronies</b> at below market rates.</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 20px; color: #800000;"><em>Ever wonder why your property taxes are so high?</em></span><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-countylaurinburg-fleeced-huge-financial-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/small-business-on-the-brink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Small Business on the Brink</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County EDC - Blood Sucking Vampire?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3359-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 09:57:01', '2019-02-20 14:57:01', '', 3359, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3359-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3579, 1, '2019-02-20 10:01:06', '2019-02-20 15:01:06', '<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3394" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vampire-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Is Scotland County''s <strong>Economic Development Corporation</strong> just one more Blood Sucking Vampire?</p>\r\n<p>The article <span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>"<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EDC to invest in downtown Laurinburg</a></span>"</b></span> appeared in the Laurinburg Exchange (LE). Like other LE propaganda, it''s warm &amp; fuzzy and sounds great, but the fact is there''s a very dark underbelly that is being hidden from you.</p>\r\n<p>The big question is: Why was this Taxpayer Funded Government Organization legally structured as a ''Tax Exempt NGO (non-government organization) Corporation''? Is this <b>part of the huge nationwide effort to hide the rampant theft of public assets from the prying eyes of the public?</b></p>\r\n<p>If the EDC was structured as a public entity, we would have the right to audit its operations and finances and examine the cast of characters guiding this Ouija board''s planchette.</p>\r\n<p>Because it''s a private, tax exempt corporation (albeit publicly funded by Taxpayers), the public has no such right. Corporation <b>management, officers, directors and board members </b><img class="wp-image-3363 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Strip-Mining-Bucket-Wheel-Part-2-300x202.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="193" /><b>are free to transfer public assets into the hands of private parties, friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>without <b>Taxpayers</b> being any the wiser.</p>\r\n<p>If you were conducting nefarious, immoral, crooked business, which platform would you prefer to operate from: a public entity that could be audited and your misdeeds discovered, or a private, tax exempt corporation where the public pays the bills but has no right to question your deeds?</p>\r\n<p>What would Jesus do?</p>\r\n<p>The LE article stated:</p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Mark Ward, director of Economic Development and president of the Scotland County Economic Development Corporation, told the city council Tuesday that his board had agreed to buy two buildings downtown.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b></span><span style="color: #000000;">Their </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b></span><span style="color: #000000;"> will be buying buildings </span><span style="color: #000000;">using </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Ward says he hopes to close on the buildings in the next 30 days and the first thing that will be done is a new roof put on both the buildings.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> New roofs will be put on <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>. </span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>The goal is to make it an incubator or a business that John A Smith wants to run that <b>we decided</b> as Scotland County EDC should be the type of business downtown wants,” Ward said. <b>“We will allow them to go in there at a significantly low rent to build their business up to stimulate that downtown growth. So that will give mom and pop business an opportunity to go in.”</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> After fixing up <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>, <b>they</b> will decide which of their <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>receive significantly reduced rents with which to unfairly compete against existing businesses which must pay ''market'' rents and property taxes as well as federal. state and local taxes. They could even decide to sell the buildings to <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>at below fair market value. Heads they win, tails we lose.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>We are taking an active role in developing not only industrial sites in the county but also helping the retail and the downtown group as well to make Scotland County a group effort,” Ward said. “Not the city do their thing, Laurel Hill do their thing, Gibson do their thing, main street do their thing, I do my thing. We’re going to do it all together because <b>we’re all going to be partners</b>.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b>The EDC''s idea of being ''<b>partners''</b> is <b>They</b> use <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars </b>to buy properties for <b>Their Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b> which then renovates them with <strong>Your Taxpayer Dollars</strong> and then rents them out or sells them to <b>friends, relatives, business associates and political cronies</b> at below market rates.</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 20px; color: #800000;"><em>Ever wonder why your property taxes are so high?</em></span><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-countylaurinburg-fleeced-huge-financial-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/small-business-on-the-brink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Small Business on the Brink</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County EDC - Blood Sucking Vampire?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3359-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-20 10:01:06', '2019-02-20 15:01:06', '', 3359, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3359-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3580, 1, '2019-02-21 01:51:20', '2019-02-21 06:51:20', '<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.</p>\r\n<h3>1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building</h3>\r\n<p>Laurinburg''s new Municipal Building, which started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.</p>\r\n<p>Many believe <strong>City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’</strong>. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?</p>\r\n<p>Politicians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces, nefarious agendas and outside influences.</p>\r\n<h3>2. Scotland County Economic Development</h3>\r\n<p>Economic Development Director, Mark Ward, has <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/5442/new-edc-head-ready-to-promote-scotland-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decided</a></span> the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.</p>\r\n<p>Despite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to <em>‘buy jobs’</em> has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value, but only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.</p>\r\n<p>Every day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.</p>\r\n<h3>3. Scotland County Schools</h3>\r\n<p>Scotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building its new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.</p>\r\n<p>Remodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and busing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.</p>\r\n<p><strong>How any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-to-build-new-school/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">metrics</a></span> is anybody’s guess.</strong></p>\r\n<p>This nation was built in <strong>one room school houses</strong>. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education industry simply can’t compete. Here’s a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://newrepublic.com/article/79470/1895-8th-grade-final-exam-i-couldnt-pass-it-could-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener">test</a></span> 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can today''s ''educators'' pass it? Can You?</p>\r\n<p>Throughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.</p>\r\n<p>Unfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even aware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce more milk.</p>\r\n<p>This social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering <em>‘knowledge on demand’ </em>to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.</p>\r\n<p><em>‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’</em>. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Today’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be around in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?</strong></p>\r\n<h3>Follow the Money</h3>\r\n<p>What do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?</p>\r\n<p>If you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.</p>\r\n<p><strong><em>“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.</em></strong>” Mark Twain</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are putting us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious outside help.</p>\r\n<p>The question is: <strong>Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?</strong></p>\r\n<p>In case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.</p>\r\n<p>Architects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.</p>\r\n<p>Virtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.</p>\r\n<p>Government officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.</p>\r\n<p>Have Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?</p>\r\n<p><strong>Who has offered what to whom?</strong> Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard who’s pulling the strings.</p>\r\n<h3>What Can We Do?</h3>\r\n<p>If we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.</p>\r\n<p>It’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the <strong>Internet</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Cockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. <strong>It’s up to you!</strong></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/what-happens-when-we-buy-jobs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Happens When We Buy Jobs?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-mark/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/vote-no-on-scotland-county-referendum-to-increase-sales-use-tax/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales &amp; Use Tax</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>', 'Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2136-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-21 01:51:20', '2019-02-21 06:51:20', '', 2136, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2136-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3581, 3, '0020-07-01 13:35:39', '0020-07-01 18:35:39', '<p>Many Scotland County North Carolina property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increase.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3583 alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="348" /></p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the toilet, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analyzing ''recent comparable sales''. This methodology has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough on the poor to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have options when it comes to matching expenses with revenues:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>None of these options are perfect, but some are better than others as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down and you out of office.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i><strong>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells</strong>.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations especially if done on a ''rotating schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and is all but impossible to fight. How many folks know that while their assessed values increase, those of wealthy ruling elite''s somehow stay the same or even decline? </p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from elected politicians (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be deflected from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy for your plight while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and you''ll need to vent your grievance over at the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick slight of hand, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage all but the wealthy from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing to deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game; it''s tried and true.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters recently told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now <b>increasing tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This may seem like an innocent game of cat and mouse, but there are real consequences for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they simply stay away or adjust the offering price downward to compensate, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to achieve escape velocity from Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating an extremely dangerous ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes, sales taxes and fees which discourage shopping or investing in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>Is it any wonder that out of 100 counties in North Carolina, Scotland County comes in dead last in virtually every category?</p>\r\n<p>A County Commissioner''s job isn''t easy, nor was it meant to be. If you don''t have the courage, time or inclination, or if you''re just too lazy or uniformed, then maybe it''s time to vacate the office.</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Hollowing Out Rural America" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(3582, 3, '2019-02-22 11:55:28', '2019-02-22 16:55:28', '<p>(PIC)<span style="color: #0000ff;">Dieter - Start Here, don''t forget to do SEO below.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'DRAFT - [title]', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3581-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 11:55:28', '2019-02-22 16:55:28', '', 3581, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3581-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3583, 3, '2019-02-22 12:18:22', '2019-02-22 17:18:22', '', 'taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1', '', '', '2019-02-22 12:18:22', '2019-02-22 17:18:22', '', 3581, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(3584, 3, '2019-02-22 12:22:31', '2019-02-22 17:22:31', '<p><img class=" wp-image-3583 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="377" /></p>\r\n<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover ''Notices of Assessed Valuation'' increases.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>These options are far from perfect, as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over at the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or some other agency door isn''t a new game, it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p>As always, there is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3581-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 12:22:31', '2019-02-22 17:22:31', '', 3581, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3581-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3585, 3, '2019-02-22 12:26:32', '2019-02-22 17:26:32', '<p><img class=" wp-image-3583 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="377" /></p>\r\n<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increases.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>These options are far from perfect, as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over at the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or some other agency door isn''t a new game, it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p>As always, there is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3581-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 12:26:32', '2019-02-22 17:26:32', '', 3581, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3581-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3586, 3, '2019-02-22 12:29:28', '2019-02-22 17:29:28', '<p><img class=" wp-image-3583 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="377" /></p>\r\n<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increases.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>These options are far from perfect as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over at the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game, it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p>As always, there is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3581-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 12:29:28', '2019-02-22 17:29:28', '', 3581, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3581-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3587, 3, '2019-02-22 12:33:30', '2019-02-22 17:33:30', '<p><img class=" wp-image-3583 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="377" /></p>\r\n<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increases.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>These options are far from perfect as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over at the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game; it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p>As always, there is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3581-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 12:33:30', '2019-02-22 17:33:30', '', 3581, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3581-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3588, 3, '2019-02-22 12:35:12', '2019-02-22 17:35:12', '<p><img class=" wp-image-3583 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="377" /></p>\r\n<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increases.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>These options are far from perfect as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over to the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game; it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p>As always, there is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. 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(3589, 3, '2019-02-22 13:21:38', '2019-02-22 18:21:38', '<p><img class=" wp-image-3583 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="377" /></p>\r\n<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increase.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>These options are far from perfect as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over to the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game; it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p>There is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. 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(3590, 3, '2019-02-22 13:35:39', '2019-02-22 18:35:39', '<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increase.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3583 alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="348" /></p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>These options are far from perfect as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over to the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game; it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p>There is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. 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(3591, 3, '2019-02-22 13:47:50', '2019-02-22 18:47:50', '<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increase.</p>\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\n<p><img class="wp-image-3583 alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="348" /></p>\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\n<ol>\n	<li>\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>These options are far from perfect as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\n<ol>\n	<li>\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over to the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game; it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\n<p>There is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Hollowing Out Rural America" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\n<address> </address>\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3581-autosave-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 13:47:50', '2019-02-22 18:47:50', '', 3581, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3581-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3592, 3, '2019-02-22 13:47:55', '2019-02-22 18:47:55', '<p>Many Scotland County property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increase.</p>\r\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\r\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\r\n<p><img class="wp-image-3583 alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="348" /></p>\r\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the ditch, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\r\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\r\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\r\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analysing ''recent comparable sales''. This metric has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\r\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\r\n<p>County Commissioners have several options:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>These options are far from perfect as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells.</i></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations particularly if done on a ''rolling schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and all but impossible to fight.</p>\r\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from the elected politician (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\r\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be diverted from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and they''ll need to take their grievance over to the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick, hey?</p>\r\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage most from trying.</p>\r\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing do deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game; it''s tried and true, used over the course of centuries.</p>\r\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\r\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\r\n<p>Voters told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they recently voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but unfortunately, Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now trying to <b>increase tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\r\n<p>This game of cat and mouse has real costs for us, our county and our future.</p>\r\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\r\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\r\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they adjust the offering price downward, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to escape Scotland County.</p>\r\n<p>There is no <i>''free lunch''</i>. In the end, the piper will be paid.</p>\r\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating a ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes and sales taxes which discourage shopping in the county.</b></i></p>\r\n<p>As always, the future is up to you the citizens and voters.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Hollowing Out Rural America" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Scotland County Property Taxes on the Rise', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3581-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 13:47:55', '2019-02-22 18:47:55', '', 3581, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3581-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3593, 3, '2019-02-22 13:49:07', '2019-02-22 18:49:07', '<p>(PIC)<span style="color: #0000ff;">Dieter - Start Here, don''t forget to do SEO below.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span><br />\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span><br />\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span><br />\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Related Posts and Flycheck on side --&gt;</span></strong></p>\r\n<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles: <span style="color: #ff0000;">FIX TITLES IN CODE TO REPLACE ''123''</span><br />\r\n</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'TEMP – New Post Template', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2037-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 13:49:07', '2019-02-22 18:49:07', '', 2037, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2037-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3594, 3, '2019-02-22 13:50:34', '2019-02-22 18:50:34', '<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3394" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vampire-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Is Scotland County''s <strong>Economic Development Corporation</strong> just one more Blood Sucking Vampire?</p>\r\n<p>The article <span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>"<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EDC to invest in downtown Laurinburg</a></span>"</b></span> appeared in the Laurinburg Exchange (LE). Like other LE propaganda, it''s warm &amp; fuzzy and sounds great, but the fact is there''s a very dark underbelly that is being hidden from you.</p>\r\n<p>The big question is: Why was this Taxpayer Funded Government Organization legally structured as a ''Tax Exempt NGO (non-government organization) Corporation''? Is this <b>part of the huge nationwide effort to hide the rampant theft of public assets from the prying eyes of the public?</b></p>\r\n<p>If the EDC was structured as a public entity, we would have the right to audit its operations and finances and examine the cast of characters guiding this Ouija board''s planchette.</p>\r\n<p>Because it''s a private, tax exempt corporation (albeit publicly funded by Taxpayers), the public has no such right. Corporation <b>management, officers, directors and board members </b><img class="wp-image-3363 alignright" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Strip-Mining-Bucket-Wheel-Part-2-300x202.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="193" /><b>are free to transfer public assets into the hands of private parties, friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>without <b>Taxpayers</b> being any the wiser.</p>\r\n<p>If you were conducting nefarious, immoral, crooked business, which platform would you prefer to operate from: a public entity that could be audited and your misdeeds discovered, or a private, tax exempt corporation where the public pays the bills but has no right to question your deeds?</p>\r\n<p>What would Jesus do?</p>\r\n<p>The LE article stated:</p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Mark Ward, director of Economic Development and president of the Scotland County Economic Development Corporation, told the city council Tuesday that his board had agreed to buy two buildings downtown.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b></span><span style="color: #000000;">Their </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b></span><span style="color: #000000;"> will be buying buildings </span><span style="color: #000000;">using </span><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b></span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>Ward says he hopes to close on the buildings in the next 30 days and the first thing that will be done is a new roof put on both the buildings.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> New roofs will be put on <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>. </span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>The goal is to make it an incubator or a business that John A Smith wants to run that <b>we decided</b> as Scotland County EDC should be the type of business downtown wants,” Ward said. <b>“We will allow them to go in there at a significantly low rent to build their business up to stimulate that downtown growth. So that will give mom and pop business an opportunity to go in.”</b></i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>:</b> After fixing up <b>Their </b>buildings, using <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars</b>, <b>they</b> will decide which of their <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>receive significantly reduced rents with which to unfairly compete against existing businesses which must pay ''market'' rents and property taxes as well as federal. state and local taxes. They could even decide to sell the buildings to <b>friends, business associates, political cronies and relatives </b>at below fair market value. Heads they win, tails we lose.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #333333;">“<i>We are taking an active role in developing not only industrial sites in the county but also helping the retail and the downtown group as well to make Scotland County a group effort,” Ward said. “Not the city do their thing, Laurel Hill do their thing, Gibson do their thing, main street do their thing, I do my thing. We’re going to do it all together because <b>we’re all going to be partners</b>.”</i></span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><b><em>Translation</em>: </b>The EDC''s idea of being ''<b>partners''</b> is <b>They</b> use <b>Your Taxpayer Dollars </b>to buy properties for <b>Their Private, Tax Exempt Corporation</b> which then renovates them with <strong>Your Taxpayer Dollars</strong> and then rents them out or sells them to <b>friends, relatives, business associates and political cronies</b> at below market rates.</span></p>\r\n<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 20px; color: #800000;"><em>Ever wonder why your property taxes are so high?</em></span><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/20951/edc-to-invest-in-downtown-laurinburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-countylaurinburg-fleeced-huge-financial-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Small Business on the Brink" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/small-business-on-the-brink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Small Business on the Brink</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Hollowing Out Rural America" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. 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(3595, 3, '2019-02-22 13:53:43', '2019-02-22 18:53:43', '<p>[robo-gallery id="3273"]</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"<strong>What do we make of an economy in which a handful of bubblicious urban areas are magnets for jobs and capital while rural communities have been hollowed out?</strong> The short answer is that this progression of urbanization has been one of the core dynamics of civilization for thousands of years: opportunities are greater in cities, and so people move from rural areas with few opportunities to cities with greater opportunities.</p>\r\n<p><strong>But that''s not the only dynamic hollowing out America''s rural communities: globalization plays a key role, too.</strong> Rural economies can rarely muster <em>economies of scale</em> that enable globally competitive enterprises. Rural communities generally lack the capital, expertise, global supply chains and cheap transportation costs that are the building blocks of successful global production and distribution." <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-26/globalization-has-hollowed-out-rural-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-26/globalization-has-hollowed-out-rural-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>Zero Hedge</em></span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Strip Mining Scotland County" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/strip-mining-scotland-county/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strip Mining Scotland County</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won''t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\r\n<center><script type="text/javascript" src="https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1"></script></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Hollowing Out Rural America', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2825-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 13:53:43', '2019-02-22 18:53:43', '', 2825, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2825-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3596, 3, '2019-02-22 13:54:48', '2019-02-22 18:54:48', '<p>[robo-gallery id="3273"]</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"<strong>What do we make of an economy in which a handful of bubblicious urban areas are magnets for jobs and capital while rural communities have been hollowed out?</strong> The short answer is that this progression of urbanization has been one of the core dynamics of civilization for thousands of years: opportunities are greater in cities, and so people move from rural areas with few opportunities to cities with greater opportunities.</p>\r\n<p><strong>But that''s not the only dynamic hollowing out America''s rural communities: globalization plays a key role, too.</strong> Rural economies can rarely muster <em>economies of scale</em> that enable globally competitive enterprises. Rural communities generally lack the capital, expertise, global supply chains and cheap transportation costs that are the building blocks of successful global production and distribution." <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-26/globalization-has-hollowed-out-rural-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-26/globalization-has-hollowed-out-rural-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>Zero Hedge</em></span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Strip Mining Scotland County" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/strip-mining-scotland-county/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strip Mining Scotland County</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Hollowing Out Rural America', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2825-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 13:54:48', '2019-02-22 18:54:48', '', 2825, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2825-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3597, 3, '2019-02-22 13:56:13', '2019-02-22 18:56:13', '<p>Lynette Zang of ITM Trading interviews Turkish economic expert Hamza Yardımcıoğlu where they discuss the current global economic crisis.</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"As you know we''re inside of a global monetary reset and typically when a government gets over indebted what they do is they destroy the value of the currencies.</p>\r\n<p>When you look back you see the politicians do the same stupid mistakes over and over again and you have these cycles and can predict what''s actually coming."</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wQbMw_4OaM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<a href="http://itmtrading.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">ITM Trading</span></a></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Strip Mining Scotland County" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/strip-mining-scotland-county/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strip Mining Scotland County</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Pension Funds Failing" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/pension-funds-failing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pension Funds Failing</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="The Truth about those Unemployment Statistics" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/the-truth-about-those-unemployment-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Truth about those Unemployment Statistics</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Economic Warning to U.S. - All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3290-revision-v1', '', '', '2019-02-22 13:56:13', '2019-02-22 18:56:13', '', 3290, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/3290-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3598, 1, '2019-05-23 09:05:04', '2019-05-23 13:05:04', '<p>Many Scotland County North Carolina property owners are opening mailboxes to discover a ''Notice of Real Property Assessed Value'' increase.</p>\n<p>The good news is: Your property is growing in value (at least, that''s what the Assessor says).</p>\n<p>The bad news is: <i><b>higher property tax bills are on the way</b></i>.</p>\n<p><img class="wp-image-3583 alignleft" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/taxpayer-with-empty-pockets-1.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="348" /></p>\n<p>How is it that properties are growing in value when the County''s economy remains in the toilet, population demographics continue heading south, and as anyone who has been trying to sell their property knows, buyers are scarce as hens teeth, causing continued downward pressure on already depressed prices.</p>\n<p>How did the Tax Assessor determine that things are so rosy as to cause valuation increases?</p>\n<p>Let''s see if we can sort this puzzle out.</p>\n<p>Licensed, certified real estate appraisers determine property values by analyzing ''recent comparable sales''. This methodology has long been considered the ''gold standard'' by real estate professionals when it comes to accurate price/valuation discovery.</p>\n<p>Scotland County appears to be using a different method, that of determining how much money highly paid county officials, hangers-on, grifters, relatives, friends, cronies and other parasites need to continue cushy lifestyles, schemes and scams, and then raising taxes enough on the poor to cover this ever growing, seemingly insatiable need.</p>\n<p>County Commissioners have options when it comes to matching expenses with revenues:</p>\n<ol>\n	<li>\n<p>Downsize government to match the present reality (just like homeowners and businesses must do to avoid insolvency).</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Reduce waste, fraud, graft and corruption sufficient to balance expenses with revenues.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase Sales Tax Rates.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase Property Tax Rates.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties sufficient to grab enough money to fund the present bloated, outrageous situation.</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>None of these options are perfect, but some are better than others as far as County Commissioners are concerned.</p>\n<ol>\n	<li>\n<p>Try downsizing government and every public employee, spouse, child and pet will be at your doorstep screaming bloody murder.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Try reducing waste, fraud, graft and corruption and ruling elites will be at your throat.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Try increasing the Sales Tax Rate and angry voters could vote it down and you out of office.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase the Property ''Tax Rate'' and you could have a populist rebellion on your hands.</p>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<p>Increase Assessed Valuations on ''select'' properties... <i><strong>this is the one that can be counted on to get the job done without setting off too many alarm bells</strong>.</i></p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Fiddling with individual ''select'' property valuations especially if done on a ''rotating schedule'' makes it difficult for property owners to figure out what''s happening, and is all but impossible to fight. How many folks know that while their assessed values increase, those of wealthy ruling elite''s somehow stay the same or even decline? </p>\n<p>This ''shell game'' effectively transfers the problem from elected politicians (County Commissioners) to individual property owners and to a lesser degree, the Assessor.</p>\n<p>Property owner wrath can easily be deflected from Commissioners to the Assessor. All Commissioners need do is express extreme sympathy for your plight while explaining that this wasn''t their doing, but rather the Assessor''s decision, and you''ll need to vent your grievance over at the Tax Collector''s Office. Pretty slick slight of hand, hey?</p>\n<p>Property owners can of course dispute increased valuations, but the cumbersome, bureaucratic process and slim odds of success discourage all but the wealthy from trying.</p>\n<p><b>Commissioners</b> refusing to deal with problems, instead, dumping them at the Tax Collector or other agency doorsteps isn''t a new game; it''s tried and true.</p>\n<p>Anyone who has stood in line to pay property taxes knows lots of folks are having trouble paying current tax bills, and the last thing needed is to now owe even more. Times are tough, many of our friends and neighbours are hurting.</p>\n<p>County officials make tons of money and fantastic benefits, and many don''t even live in the county, so increased property taxes doesn''t mean much to them.</p>\n<p>Voters recently told County Commissioners <i><b>they''d had enough</b></i> when they voted down the proposed sales tax increase, but Commissioners didn''t get the message and are now <b>increasing tax collections</b> by going through the ''back door''.</p>\n<p>This may seem like an innocent game of cat and mouse, but there are real consequences for us, our county and our future.</p>\n<p>Every dollar paid in taxes, fees and licenses means less money in our pockets for house payments, rent, car payments/repairs, insurance, clothing, food, education, medications, utilities, dining out, etc.</p>\n<p>Less money spent at local businesses means fewer local jobs and less revenue paid into county, state and federal coffers in the form of taxes.</p>\n<p>Trying to hide tax increases by selectively raising property valuations may fool some, but it doesn''t fool most prospective property buyers. When buyers determine property taxes are too high, they simply stay away or adjust the offering price downward to compensate, making it even harder for sellers to receive prices they can live with, prices that will allow them to achieve escape velocity from Scotland County.</p>\n<p><i><b>Scotland County Commissioners have created and are now perpetuating an extremely dangerous ''negative feedback loop'' that is drowning us in bonded debt, onerous property taxes, sales taxes and fees which discourage shopping or investing in the county.</b></i></p>\n<p>Is it any wonder that out of 100 counties in North Carolina, Scotland County comes in dead last in virtually every category?</p>\n<p>A County Commissioner''s job isn''t easy, nor was it meant to be. If you don''t have the courage, time or inclination, or if you''re just too lazy or uniformed, then maybe it''s time to vacamove on down the road.</p>\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-edc-blood-sucking-vampire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County EDC – Blood Sucking Vampire?</a></span></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Hollowing Out Rural America" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/hollowing-out-rural-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hollowing Out Rural America</a></span></address>\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)" href="https://carolinacrossroads.news/economic-warning-to-u-s-all-dominoes-fall-the-same-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Economic Warning to U.S. – All Dominoes Fall the Same (video)</a></span></address>\n<address> </address>\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\n<address> </address>\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\n<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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