Ed Olsen, professor of economics and public policy at the University of Virginia, concurs. After a brief review of the numbers and seeing a presentation Hester provided to City Council in 2011, Olsen says there’s no question the tax incentive program should be scaled back, if not scrapped. “This thing has really grown into a monstrosity,” Olsen says, recommending that City Council eliminate the current ordinance and start over. “I don’t think there is any way to justify this.”