Why states and cities should stop handing out billions in economic incentives to companies
- Written by Nathan Jensen, Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin
Some states and cities are getting very little for the taxpayer dollars they hand out to companies. Atstock Productions/Shutterstock.com
U.S. states and cities hand out tens of billions in taxpayer dollars every year to companies as economic incentives.
These businesses are supposed to use the money, typically distributed through economic...