Thursday, February 14, 2019

Where Is The Outrage Over Corporate Welfare?

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"I recently read the February 24 Good Jobs First report, “Subsidizing the Corporate One Percent,” by Philip Mattera, a respected thought leader in our business.
It says that three-quarters of all state economic development subsidies went to just 965 corporations since the beginning of the study in 1976.
The Fortune 500 corporations alone accounted for more than 16,000 subsidy awards, worth $63 billion – mostly in the form of tax breaks.
Think about that.
The largest, wealthiest, most powerful organizations in the world are on the public dole.
Where is the outrage?..."
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