“He will stand up for our county against powerful influences like those who think they know better than their constituents. “
Tag: Pratt & Whitney
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Letter: What jobs, jobs, jobs really mean
“It seems our elected leaders (from the president to county commissioners) are incapable of implementing solutions to problems that are peaceful and environmentally healthy.”
Letter: Unanswered questions about Parkway pipeline
“A number of us who are concerned about the environmental dangers to our aquifer and the French Broad River think the deadline to comment needs to be extended.”
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Letter: The rest of the Pratt & Whitney story
“While the information and footage of the plant were welcome, what was missing made the segment little more than a puff piece of promotion for the company.”
Letter: Flaw in salary argument for Pratt & Whitney plant
“One flaw about the salary workers can expect for putting time and effort into a job at this plant will hurt them and those who depend on them.”
Letter: For peace, justice and sustainability, recruit green industries
“Providing tax inducements and infrastructure to bring industries here that are not part of the real solution, but are actually part of the ongoing problem, is something that those who truly seek peace, justice and sustainability cannot support.”
Secrecy surrounding Pratt & Whitney deal raises critical issues
“Does this mean the county commissioners were dealing in the dark, even down to the $27 million tax incentive package they gave Pratt & Whitney, a $20 billion company?”
Letter: The reality of the Asheville job market
“They always tell you what you want to hear to get their foot in the door.”
Letter: Buncombe marches off to war$$$
“Buncombe County can no longer afford peace on Earth.”
Letter: Buncombe County — cog in wheel of death or prizewinner?
“And within a year, Buncombe County, where Pratt & Whitney has recently broken ground, will become another cog in the wheel of death.”
Letter: Demonstrate for peace, justice and a green transition
“You can call on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to rescind the $27 million incentive agreement with Pratt & Whitney, and invest in such things as affordable housing, small businesses and schools, along with commitment to transparency on such major decisions.”
Letter: Pratt & Whitney plant is no great deal for community
“The game is rigged to exploit us, and the promise of jobs for a few is the currency to get communities to comply.”
Letter: Commissioners’ delay offers jarring juxtaposition
“My point here is the great divide between how the commissioners rolled out the welcome mat for PW, with virtually no regard for the opposition, yet postponed the protection ordinance vote that has far less opposition.”
Letter: Corporate free rides
“The argument was made that if we put conditions in the incentive contracts, a company may not sign. What then is our incentive to give them our money?”
Letter: No tax relief in sight
“Brownie Newman says that if we give tax relief to businesses that have suffered from the pandemic, we would have to raise taxes on everyone else in order to maintain county services.”
P&W deal makes mockery of Peace Day proclamation
“We must ask ourselves, ‘What are we sowing in our community and in our world for generations to come?’ Will we build our economy on poison?”
Letter: More support can be tapped to reject Raytheon
“Keep in mind that 20% of anything harmful is still 100% harmful.”
Letter: Ike’s timely warning and our current reality
“We are all the alert and knowledgeable citizenry that President Eisenhower warned would be necessary to prevent what we see happening in Buncombe County and we say: ‘No more, reject Raytheon!'”
Letter: A better way to support jobs in Buncombe
“We should be giving tax incentives to local sustainable businesses, not to a multinational corporation that relies on fossil fuels and perpetuates a war industry that is the scourge of the world.”
Letter: Backroom deal was a bad decision
“Apparently a decision had already been made without the concern of residents being heard. Is that how a democracy works?”