
This week, the New York Times ran an important series of articles on state and local incentives to business. The reporting was terrific, but even better is the data set the Times put together on the scale and scope of these incentives. The paper points out that its reporters spent some 10 months compiling data from states, cities, and counties. All told, states, cities, and counties give away some $80 billion to companies each year, including both expenditures and tax abatements, according to … [Read more...]
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