Business move about because of tax breaks all the time, it is a very common practice. We had two large corporations set up in my community, tax breaks being given, building built, people employed, taxes raised from people working and their income being taxed. Everyone happy, company getting stuff built and sold, people getting jobs and making money, government stealing money from employees to spend on worthless projects. Tax break time ends, ( one in 7 years other in 10 years) company leaves as those that do not understand tax breaks, feel it is giving money to the evil company. Company has a very simple business model, all papered out to make a profit with the tax breaks in place, without them, business is less profitable and leaves ( went to the state next door). Now, people unemployed, less wages coming in, less taxable income, less money for government to spend on useless projects. Not sure why willg has problem understanding this, it is Economics 101. Business will go where they can do business the cheapest. As for government, ours has no fiscal sense, as vandeg pointed out. Same thing happened here, "stimulus money" waved in front of the local government, " Oohhh ! Money ! Well, we can not afford the project, but if we do not take the federal money, we will not get it" Its like the blonde that tells her husband, " But dear I saved money, these shoes were on sale!"
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