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Good Jobs First Issues Second Statement on Carrier Deal
December 5, 2016 --- Washington, DC-In response to a high volume of media inquiries and public comments and to President-Elect Trump's speech in Indianapolis, Good Jobs First executive director Greg LeRoy today issued a second statement regarding the announcement that Carrier Corp. will retain some jobs in Indiana.
Good Jobs First Statement on Carrier Jobs Deal in Indiana
Washington, DC—Good Jobs First executive director Greg LeRoy issued the following statement today regarding the announcement by President-elect Donald J. Trump that Carrier Corp. will retain some jobs in Indiana:
It is late 2016: Do you know where your state is on GASB 77 corporate welfare data?
It’s October 2016. Six months from now, state and local governments will start to reveal how much tax revenue they lose each year to economic development subsidies for corporations.
New government data to reveal how tax breaks for businesses leave K-12 school funding out to dry.
As fall approaches, millions of moms and dads are scrambling to prepare for the first day of school, excited to support their children’s success.
But are schools ready to receive our kids and foster that success? Increasingly, the answer is no.
Corporate Welfare Olympians are relying on performance enhancing corporate welfare to boost profits
The titans of the sports apparel industry are reveling in the success of the Olympic athletes they’ve signed up to wear their products in Rio. At the same time, the companies themselves are competing in their own games: the Corporate Welfare Olympics.