by Jack Chambers

About the author: Jack Chambers is a syndicated columnist in Austin, Texas.

Ever since Adam and Eve were tempted in the garden of Eden, it has been difficult for people to say no to forbidden fruit. We should be encouraged, therefore, when someone demonstrates moral responsibility by resisting temptation. The folks in Williamson County, Texas, should be commended for refusing to take an “apple”—Apple Computer.

No Tax-Incentive Package

In a 3-2 decision in December 1993, Williamson County commissioners voted against offering a tax-incentive package for Apple to build its $80-million customer support center in their community. The commissioners decided against offering the package because Apple provides so-called domestic partner benefits for its employees. These benefits, including health insurance, are offered to employees’ live-in lovers, including homosexuals.

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