The Star on tax breaks for companies--the corporate blackmail

From an editorial in The Star today: The Star’s editorial | AMC tax-break deal is more fiscal folly "Even in the often bizarro world of corporate welfare, the new deal involving AMC Entertainment stands out as a financially irresponsible use of taxpayer funds." Understand, it's not about them agreeing with me at all. What it is about is more and more of us out here being aware of this so that one day--hopefully soon--we all say "enough!" and stop this robbing city's, counties and state's tax coffers of money we shouldn't be giving away, all in hopes that some firm will relocate to this or that town, city, county or state. It's crazy. We're giving away the farm. More to the point, we're sacrificing funding for our children's schools and so, their futures. It's insanity, irresponsible and totally unnecessary. This could be something a contingent of local mayors could all get together and commit to, for all their own benefit. Read the rest of the article here: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/16/3147436/the-stars-editorial-amc-tax-break.html

Crazy spending imbalances

Look at the imbalances of what is being spent per capita in each State from the "Stimulus money" at the following link:

http://projects.propublica.org/recovery/

I’m sure it’s typical but Missouri is getting $903.00 per person while Alaskan citizens are getting $2711.86 each spent on them. That's galling enough, by itself, with that crazy inequity but keep in mind, this is where Ms. Palin abhors government--and government spending.

Yeah, I'll bet she does.

Then, on top of that bit of indignity, Washington, DC citizens are getting $5780.30 per person spent on them.

Would someone explain this to me?

Why is it that this is supposed to make sense?

That’s some crazy imbalances.

If you’re from a large Western state where, again, they “hate government” and there’s hardly anyone out there, load up ‘cuz they’re each getting lots more money spent on each of them. (e.g., Montana @ $1,619.97 each).

Damn gubmint.