Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
A quarter of every dollar of tax from legal weed will slosh around, going mostly to politically-connected “non-government” (laughs sardonically) organizations run by friends, family and campaign contributors of (mostly democratic) politicians.
It’s a slush fund.
Weed TIF.