TEA PARTY OF LAFAYETTE: THE CASE AGAINST TIF'S (BEWARE CENTRAL PLANNING)

June 30, 2011

6:30 – 9:30 pm

Reception and check-in: 6:30-7:30 — Cash Bar

Buffet Dinner: 7:30-8:15

Guest Speakers: 8:15-9:30

at

RiverOaks Center, Napoleon Room

520 E. Kaliste Saloom Road

Cost: $40 per person / $350 priority VIP table for 8

Hosted by

The TEA Party of Lafayette and The Pelican Institute

featuring

Mr. Moon Griffon

Conservative Talk Show Host on KPEL, 96.5

on Monday thru Friday - from 9 to 11 AM.Born and raised in Plaquemine, Louisiana, Moon mixes common sense thinking with his own brand of Cajun flavor.

He is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

and

Mr. Randal O'Toole

Senior Fellow at the CATO Institute

Topic:

Crony Capitalism: the Case Against TIFs (Tax Increment Financing)

RANDAL O’TOOLEis described byU.S. News & World Reportas a researcher who “has earned a reputation for dogged legwork and sophisticated number crunchin…” O’Toole is the author of numerous Cato papers, his latest policy analysis: “Crony Capitalism and Social Engineering: The Case against Tax-Increment Financing.”

The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality
of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future

by Randal O’Toole

Mr. O’Toole’s book reveals how government attempts to do long-range, comprehensive planning
inevitably doing more harm than good by choking American cities with congestion, making housing
markets more unaffordable, and sending the cost of government infrastructure skyrocketing. O’Toole
calls for repealing laws and proposes reforms that help solve problems without heavy-handed government regulation.

Make checks payable to TEA Party of Lafayette, P.O. Box 82513, Lafayette, LA 70598

Tickets will not be mailed – Not tax deductible

Please include the names of all guests with your remittance for check-in purposes.

Questions: eyes@teapartyoflafayette.com ;