“Show people that your word is your word,” he said. “Do what you tell people you are going to do.”
After detailing his many business ventures – from video arcades, to auto sales, to construction – Thompson went on to provide a real-world example of how the students are connected to the local economy.
“The city has a 2% restaurant tax,” he said. “We call it a hamburger tax.”
He explained that when students eat at local restaurants, they are not only supporting local businesses, but also the . He said that the restaurant tax comes to several hundred thousand dollars a year, funds , and that the students are part of this economy.
