On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:25:04 -0700, Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to
reply wrote:

Jim Redelfs wrote:

It's true. If the arrangement was not beneficial to your area, one can
assume that the governing body(ies) would not OFFER special incentives
to get the store(s).


Pork, my dear, pork. At the local government level, but pork nonetheless.

Don't you mean 'bribes'?