Want to be a millionaire? Drop whatever you’re doing and get over to Georgia Tech to enroll. The publication Times Higher Education informs us that Tech produces more graduates that become million- aires than all but 79 schools on planet Earth. Just ahead of Tech was the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and just behind was Russia’s Moscow State University. But just go to Tech—it’s cheaper, and they drink their whiskey clear. RISING
Atlanta, Fulton Co. square off in tax fight
The City of Atlanta has long used tax allocation districts (TADs) as an economic development tool, leveraging property tax increases to pay for local infrastructure projects. But the Fulton County Commission has slammed on the brakes, voting 4-1 to reject a proposed 30-year extension of Atlanta’s TADs. That sets up a major budgetary clash, as the Fulton TADs would be expected to generate over a billion dollars over that period. Now the county will vote on TADs on a case by case basis, with stricter oversight and enforcement, leaving Atlanta’s money faucet DRIFTING…
