The Great American Jobs Scam
by Greg LeRoy · first published 2005
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…notably only for the scale and publicity. People are so mad because this the first time most people have heard of the practice. For more information (and many much worse examples), see the book "The Great American Jobs Scam" - https://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Jobs-Scam-Corporate/dp...
on “NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job” ↗…provide, they do not encourage businesses to make decisions they wouldn't already have made, and any promises in exchange for tax benefits are rarely even followed up on. Read http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-American-Jobs-Scam/dp/157675... if you want to boil your blood about this topic.
on “Apple Opening Arizona Plant With 2,000 Workers to Make Parts” ↗The Great American Jobs Scam, which was written almost two decades ago, covers how these handouts never work out in favor of the state/taxpayers. https://goodjobsfirst.org/gajs/ The biggest receiver of welfare in the US, aside…
on “Tesla's solar factory in Buffalo fizzles” ↗I don't know the specifics, but I'd bet a quarter billion dollars that they didn't add clawback provisions. "The Great American Jobs Scam" goes into this is great detail - https://goodjobsfirst.org/gajs/
on “Oracle's Jump to Nashville Surprises Austin” ↗