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Lädt ... The Billionaire Boondoggle: How Our Politicians Let Corporations and Bigwigs Steal Our Money and Jobsvon Pat Garofalo
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"The first comprehensive look at how politicians let the entertainment industry bilk taxpayers, hijack public policy and hurt economic investment, starting and ending with Trump. It is widely believed, that a city in possession of a fortune must be in want of a partner who will drive economic development and thus be worth a substantial dowry of tax abatements, subsidies, and grants. These partners always prove faithless, though, especially when it comes to the entertainment industry. Never date an actor, as they say. From stadiums and movie productions to casinos and mega-malls to convention centers and hotels, cities and states have paid out billions of dollars to the world's corporate titans in an attempt to boost their economies, create new and better jobs, and lure well-known events such as the Olympics and the Super Bowl to within their borders, not to mention give officials a chance to have their pictures taken with celebrities. That Big Entertainment drives bigger economies is a myth, however, one that has nonetheless permeated every facet of policy making despite the overwhelming evidence that it results in a raw deal for the taxpaying public. In The Billionaire Boondoggle, Garofalo takes readers on a tour of publically-subsidized corporate America to explain how that myth came to be, how much money America's elected officials throw away, and why courting Big Entertainment just courts disaster"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I expected this book to piss me off. I hate paying taxes, I hate people and corporations who pay an unfair low taxes even more. This book dives into the subjects of hidden retail tax breaks, tax supported entertainment and gambling subsidies.
The amounts of corruption and waste is staggering and overwhelming. Maybe it's to the point where the millions and billions get so large .... they just become words and not real money. And this book makes me feel more apathetic than passionate.
On some level, I understand that something needs to change. On the other hand, it's not fun being the boy who points out the emperor has no clothes when everyone is in a party with that naked emperor.
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