Texas community votes no on incorporating to fight Bitcoin mine
texastribune.org
texastribune.org
Individual property owners having no desire to be part of a unified community in order to address an externality caused by a corporation exporting pollution.
That’s it. You can’t fix that which means independent human organizations can’t form that aren’t focused around direct financial benefit to the individual.
"Texas counties lack authority to enforce noise limits"
Perhaps Texas idealism means The Profits of the One outweigh Welfare of the Many.
Another possible interpretation is that: Profit alone makes the unethical, ethical.
These are from the company.
“We're pleased that Hood County voters saw through the sham incorporation effort and rejected it at the ballot box,” a spokesperson for MARA said.
“As we've said from the start, this was an unlawful attempt to weaponize municipal incorporation against law-abiding businesses like MARA.”
“We remain focused on creating jobs, supporting local communities, and being a responsible neighbor.”
The story otherwise paraphrases general sentiment (e.g., people moved there to avoid city regulations)
(Plus: does the town even need the hot water? It's Texas, after all. During most of the year, residents need air conditioning much more than hot water...)