Here we go again: Money for big business but not the "little guy"

Yessir, here we go again. "Conservative", big business folks who likely want "small government" and for people to "stand on their own two feet", so to speak, are now declared as coming down on the side of tax breaks for businesses to bring sporting events to Missouri. From the Star's website: Missouri lawmakers to consider incentives for sports events JEFFERSON CITY--Although Missouri has hosted amateur sports events such as NCAA Final Four basketball games and U.S. Olympic trials, some public officials say if the state wants to continue to draw such events — and the dollars of fans who watch them — it must be willing to put some cash on the line. State lawmakers are proposing new tax breaks for groups that organize amateur sporting events and for donors that help provide financial backing. Supporters say it's necessary to keep pace with Texas and a growing number of other states that are offering sports incentives. The sports proposal is part of an expansive overhaul of Missouri's tax credits to be considered during a special legislative session that starts Tuesday. These are the same people who, just a short time ago, didn't want to extend unemployment benefits to the "working stiff" of the state but just have some companies come along and ask for tax breaks and you get them running at you like nobody's business. And here I thought we had budget problems. Silly me. Link: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/05/3122199/missouri-lawmakers-to-consider.html