Time was that when the Lilly-white elites caught a fear of Brown people, they had to pack up and move to the hills, or what Ron Kuby has dubbed "Whitelandia." Now the capitalist puppets in Nashville wish to make white-flight effortless, by having the elites opt-out of city taxes while continuing to receive the benefits of already installed infrastructure.
Infrastructure that was built with the blood, sweat, lives, and tears of the inner city workers. Not to mention tax money taken from the poorest of the poor.
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and all but one member of the City Council have authored a letter opposing a state bill that would allow residents in a handful of Tennessee cities, including Knoxville, to vote on leaving the city and becoming part of the surrounding unincorporated county. In fact, the city opposes this deannexation bill so staunchly it even underlined “strongly opposes” in its letter to state lawmakers to drive home its message. - Clay Duda, Knoxville MercuryPraise Comrade Rogero and her valiant stance for the workers!
Update: The fascist plan was killed in committee.
