Encouraging Job Creation in Claycomo, Mo. Louisville, Ky.
Contributors to Show-Me Daily have previously discussed the state subsidization of the Claycomo Ford plant, which secured $150 million in tax credits...
Missouri’s “Subsidies-for-Development Disease”
An editorial in the Kansas City Star argues that Missouri should stop training companies to expect subsidies. It describes the...
Pitting States Against Each Other: Ford’s Expensive Game
While it lobbied for $150 million in tax incentives from Missouri, Ford also courted Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois for...
“If You Can’t Be a Good Example, Then You’ll Just Have to Serve as a Horrible Warning”
The Post-Dispatch recently published a letter to the editor that applauded the passage of the $150 million Ford Claycomo tax...
Tax Credits: Often Not the Panacea Promised
As a casual reader, it’s hard not to get optimistic when reading the statements state officials make when awarding tax...
In the Game of Picking Winners and Losers, the Government Picks Losers
Google Alerts recently sent me this editorial about the debate surrounding the Ford Claycomo incentive package, by Samuel Lipari on...
Why Closing Ford’s Claycomo Plant Would Be Good for the Economy
When I was a guest on Sarah Steelman’s radio show on Thursday, a person called in to ask what would...
A Different Strategy for Manufacturing in Missouri
The special legislative session starts Monday in Jefferson City. I am very excited that one of the bills being considered...
Tax Incentives Are a Game We Can’t Win
Today, Show-Me Institute Research Analyst Christine Harbin appeared on the Sarah Steelman Hour radio show in Springfield, talking about tax...
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