The Resource The great American jobs scam : corporate tax dodging and the myth of job creation, Greg LeRoy
The great American jobs scam : corporate tax dodging and the myth of job creation, Greg LeRoy
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- Summary
- For the past 20 years, corporations have been receiving huge tax breaks and subsidies in the name of jobs, jobs, jobs. But, as Greg LeRoy demonstrates in this important new book, it's become a costly scam. Playing states and communities off against each other in a bidding war for jobs, corporations reduce their taxes to next-to-nothing and win subsidy packages that routinely exceed $100,000 per job. But the subsidies come with few strings attached. So companies feel free to provide fewer jobs, or none at all, or even outsource and lay people off. They are also free to pay poverty wages without health care or other benefits. All too often, communities lose twice. They lose jobs--or gain jobs so low-paying they do nothing to help the community--and lose revenue due to the huge corporate tax breaks. That means fewer resources for maintaining schools, public services, and infrastructure. In the end, the local governments that were hoping for economic revitalization are actually worse off. They're forced to raise taxes on struggling small businesses and working families, or reduce services, or both. Greg LeRoy uses up-to-the-minute examples, naming names--including Wal-Mart, Raytheon, Fidelity, Bank of America, Dell, and Boeing--to reveal how the process works. He shows how carefully corporations orchestrate the bidding wars between states and communities. He exposes shadowy site location consultants who play both sides against the middle, and he dissects government and corporate mumbo-jumbo with plain talk. The book concludes by offering common-sense reforms that will give taxpayers powerful new tools to deter future abuses and redirect taxpayer investments in ways that will really pay off
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 290 pages)
- Note
- "Foreword by William Greider"--Cover
- Contents
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- The tax dodgers are coming! The tax dodgers are coming!
- Site location 101 : companies decide where to expand or relocate
- Fantus and the rise of the economic war among the states
- "Single sales factor" and the corporate assault on the income tax
- Property tax abatements and your local school
- Subsidizing sprawl, subsidizing Wal-Mart
- Loot, loot, loot for the home team
- Shifting the burden
- Building a new consensus for reform
- Isbn
- 9781609943516
- Label
- The great American jobs scam : corporate tax dodging and the myth of job creation
- Title
- The great American jobs scam
- Title remainder
- corporate tax dodging and the myth of job creation
- Statement of responsibility
- Greg LeRoy
- Title variation
- Corporate tax dodging and the myth of job creation
- Subject
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- United States
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Taxation | Corporate
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Taxation | Small Business
- Corporations -- Corrupt practices
- Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States
- Corporations -- Taxation
- Corporations -- Taxation -- United States
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Job creation
- Job creation -- United States
- Tax evasion
- Tax evasion -- United States
- Tax incentives -- United States
- Tax incentives
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For the past 20 years, corporations have been receiving huge tax breaks and subsidies in the name of jobs, jobs, jobs. But, as Greg LeRoy demonstrates in this important new book, it's become a costly scam. Playing states and communities off against each other in a bidding war for jobs, corporations reduce their taxes to next-to-nothing and win subsidy packages that routinely exceed $100,000 per job. But the subsidies come with few strings attached. So companies feel free to provide fewer jobs, or none at all, or even outsource and lay people off. They are also free to pay poverty wages without health care or other benefits. All too often, communities lose twice. They lose jobs--or gain jobs so low-paying they do nothing to help the community--and lose revenue due to the huge corporate tax breaks. That means fewer resources for maintaining schools, public services, and infrastructure. In the end, the local governments that were hoping for economic revitalization are actually worse off. They're forced to raise taxes on struggling small businesses and working families, or reduce services, or both. Greg LeRoy uses up-to-the-minute examples, naming names--including Wal-Mart, Raytheon, Fidelity, Bank of America, Dell, and Boeing--to reveal how the process works. He shows how carefully corporations orchestrate the bidding wars between states and communities. He exposes shadowy site location consultants who play both sides against the middle, and he dissects government and corporate mumbo-jumbo with plain talk. The book concludes by offering common-sense reforms that will give taxpayers powerful new tools to deter future abuses and redirect taxpayer investments in ways that will really pay off
- Cataloging source
- UMI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- LeRoy, Greg
- Dewey number
- 336.2/07/0973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6769
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- A BK currents book
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Corporations
- Corporations
- Tax evasion
- Tax incentives
- Job creation
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- Corporations
- Corporations
- Job creation
- Tax evasion
- Tax incentives
- United States
- Label
- The great American jobs scam : corporate tax dodging and the myth of job creation, Greg LeRoy
- Note
- "Foreword by William Greider"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- Carrier MARC source
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- Contents
- The tax dodgers are coming! The tax dodgers are coming! -- Site location 101 : companies decide where to expand or relocate -- Fantus and the rise of the economic war among the states -- "Single sales factor" and the corporate assault on the income tax -- Property tax abatements and your local school -- Subsidizing sprawl, subsidizing Wal-Mart -- Loot, loot, loot for the home team -- Shifting the burden -- Building a new consensus for reform
- Control code
- 774026779
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 290 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781609943516
- Lccn
- 2005041107
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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- 7533c0e1-b771-4aed-93bc-0b82087e01b2
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)774026779
- Label
- The great American jobs scam : corporate tax dodging and the myth of job creation, Greg LeRoy
- Note
- "Foreword by William Greider"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The tax dodgers are coming! The tax dodgers are coming! -- Site location 101 : companies decide where to expand or relocate -- Fantus and the rise of the economic war among the states -- "Single sales factor" and the corporate assault on the income tax -- Property tax abatements and your local school -- Subsidizing sprawl, subsidizing Wal-Mart -- Loot, loot, loot for the home team -- Shifting the burden -- Building a new consensus for reform
- Control code
- 774026779
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 290 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781609943516
- Lccn
- 2005041107
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- cl0500000123
- 7533c0e1-b771-4aed-93bc-0b82087e01b2
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)774026779
Subject
- United States
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Taxation | Corporate
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Taxation | Small Business
- Corporations -- Corrupt practices
- Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States
- Corporations -- Taxation
- Corporations -- Taxation -- United States
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Job creation
- Job creation -- United States
- Tax evasion
- Tax evasion -- United States
- Tax incentives -- United States
- Tax incentives
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- BK currents book
- Ebook Central Academic Complete
- O'Reilly Safari Learning Platform: Academic edition
- EBSCO eBook Public Library Collection-North America
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