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paleotn

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9. Facilities, sites, plants, jobs. Foreign owned or not is irrelevant in the calculus.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:05 PM
Dec 2024

The hope being that increased economic activity, and taxes derived from that, will more than offset the subsidies. Unfortunately, in many cases, that's about as likely as offsetting professional sports stadium subsidies. In the end, it costs states and cities more than it returns.

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some not even US companies bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #1
Facilities, sites, plants, jobs. Foreign owned or not is irrelevant in the calculus. paleotn Dec 2024 #9
Most their manufacturing is in other countries Farmer-Rick Dec 2024 #34
I'd like to also see an analysis of amounts spent with defense contractors like Raytheon and other MIC beneficiaries. Lonestarblue Dec 2024 #2
I don't see Raytheon on the list above... paleotn Dec 2024 #15
Bailing out Boeing to keep the executives happy - TBF Dec 2024 #3
Start with SpaceX n/t wryter2000 Dec 2024 #4
What about the oil companies? OMGWTF Dec 2024 #5
Those are the companies-the sector-that's missing here. BadgerMom Dec 2024 #10
Okay. So, I googled "federal subsidies to Exxon in 2023." BadgerMom Dec 2024 #12
Take the quotes off Buzz cook Dec 2024 #20
Thanks. BadgerMom Dec 2024 #22
Pls let us know what you find? SheltieLover Dec 2024 #27
Buzz cook found some good links. BadgerMom Dec 2024 #28
Thx! SheltieLover Dec 2024 #29
Forward post to Eloon immediately. Sneederbunk Dec 2024 #6
Cool graphic. ... littlemissmartypants Dec 2024 #7
Thank you! CousinIT Dec 2024 #11
I followed you on Blue Sky. love_katz Dec 2024 #17
Will only work if every state and locality is on board. paleotn Dec 2024 #8
Should the CHIPS Act be repealed? MichMan Dec 2024 #13
Sadly, the gop will no doubt try Tweedy Dec 2024 #18
K&R x 1000000000 onecaliberal Dec 2024 #14
On the list should be the amount of $$$ we spend for trump to travel. Paper Roses Dec 2024 #16
If he had ended up in prison Conjuay Dec 2024 #31
Missing damifino10 Dec 2024 #19
That is effing Faux pas Dec 2024 #21
It doesn't break it down by state vs federal funds harumph Dec 2024 #23
It's not ForgedCrank Dec 2024 #24
How about the DoD? WarGamer Dec 2024 #25
Oil companies? SheltieLover Dec 2024 #26
And it is not enough for them. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #30
Little piggies, all of them. Conjuay Dec 2024 #32
The money and power addiction we are seeing is destroying the planet and the humans on it Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #33
When resources go to us little people it's called welfare. When it goes to those at the top, it's called subsidies. nt Hotler Dec 2024 #35
ax dollars are being used to find the missing bolts on the Boeing 737's. Emile Dec 2024 #36
Cutting some of those are national security threats. Lucky Luciano Dec 2024 #37
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