U.S. Steel wins tax breaks from one of America's poorest cities

Re:U.S. Steel wins tax breaks from one of America's poorest ... by sokoloff on Saturday February 09, 2019 @03:00PM (#19124257)

It's easy to craft policies that aren't business-specific per-se, but might as well be in effect.

"Any employer who commits to increasing their employee base within the city by 25,000 or more employees as measured from Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2021, shall be entitled to..."

"Any company in the oil and gas industry employing at least 500 workers within the town as of July 31, 2019 shall be entitled to..."

It would be a level playing field in one sense. If I were willing to commit to hiring 25K workers in NYC, I too would be eligible for the same tax break as Amazon...

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Re:U.S. Steel wins tax breaks from one of America's poorest ... by gilrain on Saturday February 09, 2019 @03:32PM (#19124419)

It would be a poor judge who was bamboozled by such transparent attempts to twist the meaning of the law. Fortunately they are not computers or engineers.

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Re:U.S. Steel wins tax breaks from one of America's poorest ... by howard941 on Sunday February 10, 2019 @04:53PM (#19130309)

Yet legislation crafted in such a way that it only benefits a single, known entity, is permissible. More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_bill#United_States

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Re:U.S. Steel wins tax breaks from one of America's poorest ... by maxxxxx on Saturday February 09, 2019 @04:26PM (#19124741)

You just created tax breaks exclusively for large companies. I would prefer to give tax breaks to many small companies that employ a few people. The big guys should be able to stand on their own.

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