Burn Witches to Heat the Pizza Ovens?
Tom Monaghan, founder of Dominos Pizza, is planning a catholic university and town that sounds like living hell.
the highlights of "Ave Maria":
On one hand I applaud Monaghan for doing this the right way -- privately building a (walkable!) community from scratch around your beliefs. On the other hand, I bet he doesn't do it privately. Tax abatements will abound, eminent domain invoked, yadda yadda yadda. The taxpayers of Florida will foot the bill for many things I am sure. Florida. Jeb Bush. Hmm.
It will be very interesting to see how they handle the contractual issues. They will most certainly require waiver of such things as the First Amendment, which has made it possible to do exactly what Monaghan is doing. For instance, can another pizza shop have a "666" competing pizza special after they've agreed to the retail contracts in the town?
props Consumerist, which points to an update from Slate.
the highlights of "Ave Maria":
- no porn
- cable controlled by, er, the church? Tom himself?
- no condoms or contraceptives at pharmacies
- all commercial real estate is controlled
On one hand I applaud Monaghan for doing this the right way -- privately building a (walkable!) community from scratch around your beliefs. On the other hand, I bet he doesn't do it privately. Tax abatements will abound, eminent domain invoked, yadda yadda yadda. The taxpayers of Florida will foot the bill for many things I am sure. Florida. Jeb Bush. Hmm.
It will be very interesting to see how they handle the contractual issues. They will most certainly require waiver of such things as the First Amendment, which has made it possible to do exactly what Monaghan is doing. For instance, can another pizza shop have a "666" competing pizza special after they've agreed to the retail contracts in the town?
props Consumerist, which points to an update from Slate.
posted by Rob at 5:21 AM
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