Re:Forget Boeing, Microsoft's Tax Break Costs $776M
by Retric on Thursday May 05, 2016 @10:54AM
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Lower taxes, but also lower needs for spending due to lower population.
There is an argument that attracting company's that compensate well has a net positive impact. But, it takes a lot of of people to make up for these costs. If you assume an extra ~3,000$ per person per year over the areas average that's 230,000 workers which seems unlikely.
Remember everyone involved wants to make this seem like a great thing. But, even negative sum games can make someone rich.
There is an argument that attracting company's that compensate well has a net positive impact. But, it takes a lot of of people to make up for these costs. If you assume an extra ~3,000$ per person per year over the areas average that's 230,000 workers which seems unlikely.
Remember everyone involved wants to make this seem like a great thing. But, even negative sum games can make someone rich.