Like South Carolina, Mississippi is populated disproportionately with dumb as dirt, overweight, flat broke mouth breathing government dependents too stupid to realize how colossally their “Republican” government is giving them the shaft. Specifically, these dim bulbs believe unswervingly that “economic development” occurs when politicians tell them new jobs have been “created” – never suspecting that [...]
Another Boeing Handout …
Courtesy of their corrupt elected officials, South Carolina taxpayers have already given aircraft manufacturer Boeing $900 million worth of taxpayer-funded incentives. On top of that Boeing gets subsidies courtesy of the U.S. Export-Import Bank not to mention billions of dollars annually in federal defense contracts.
But hey, the company is lining the pockets of South Carolina [...]
Incentives: An Accounting
LIBERAL MSM GETS IT RIGHT, NIKKI HALEY AND HER BUREAUCRATS GET IT WRONG
We rarely link to stories in The New York Times because more often than not the paper is tripping over itself to apologize for big government – serving as the leftist edge of an increasingly leftward-moving mainstream media.
However as they say in South [...]
Amazon Deal Clears SC Senate
A controversial incentives deal for online retailer Amazon.com cleared the South Carolina Senate in the early morning hours on Friday – ending an acrimonious legislative debate and setting S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley up for what could be the five longest days of her administration.
Like us, Haley opposes the Amazon deal – which would permit the [...]
Sears Weighs In On Amazon Controversy
South Carolina’s economic development efforts may have been compromised by the ongoing Amazon drama, but at least one of the state’s “high value targets” is pleased that Palmetto lawmakers shot down a controversial sales tax break for the company.
Sears Holding Corporation – which may leave Illinois due to a recent state income tax hike (and [...]
