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so apparently $1.7B paid by NYC and NY State; some $500M paid by VA state and Arlington. All things considered, at least it's not as ridiculous as the 5-7 billion offered by places like Maryland and NJ.
But still, ridiculous. I get it re: promising infrastructure upgrades, but actual tax breaks, etc. ugh... |
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https://slate.com/business/2018/11/a...eff-bezos.html
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bezos for mayor and/or governor!
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indeed; corporate welfare at its finest
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Indeed; it rivals the welfare doled out for sport stadiums.
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If you actually check into it, the tax "incentives" and breaks on a national level are frankly a large part of budgets.
And on a federal level, the tax breaks given to corporations aren't even figured into the budget. So we have a hard time really getting those figures. Major, very profitable corporations like Exxon get billions in tax breaks on all governmental levels. It was disclosed that Exxon has gotten $2 billion just in Baton Rouge recently.
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I'm just sickened by this s**t. As someone that's lived in upstate NY my entire life and seeing the way the state has lost jobs and more importantly people and the talent that they take with them the amount that's being thrown at the company is just shattering.
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are you guys at least a bit more fortunate than those of us living south of the border?
what has always struck me as amusing is that in America, welfare for corporations (and especially sport teams) is promoted, while welfare for the needy is deemed unnecessary (or worse, as being infantilizing)... In contrast, there's greater (though declining) social welfare in the GB, but little welfare for sport teams. Not only do most have to pay their own way for stadia, there's actual promotion/relegation, quite a survival of the fittest... sometimes I really wish I were Canadian. Actually had the opportunity to become a Canadian citizen but passed on it... |
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This might be a good time for the saying: "don't hate the player, hate the game" :-)
As long as loopholes exist, accountants/lawyers will continue finding them. Quote:
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Perhaps even President or Grand Poobah too...
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Most loopholes exist on purpose. So as long as corporations keep funding politicians, politicians will continue including loopholes in legislation. (Also of note is that many times proposed bills are actually written by corporations.)
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exactly this. ain't a fair fight if the player wrote the rules of the game...
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