More Than Puppy Love 2: A Better Film Than Winter’s Bone?
On Tuesday, I spoke with Mark Reardon on KMOX about Missouri’s film tax credit program. Though he agreed with me...
Sorry, Film Directors: Taxpayers Should Not Have To Pay For Your Luxury Hotel Rooms
Film director Jennifer Lynch told KSDK Channel 5 that Saint Louis is the perfect place to shoot her film, “A...
How (Not) to Create Jobs: Some Advice for Gov. Jay Nixon
Gov. Jay Nixon says that he’s fed up with “right-wing extremists.” Does that include everyone who thinks that the governor...
Film Tax Credits Featured on “30 Rock”!
Did any of our readers see last week’s “30 Rock” episode? They talked about state film tax credits! As regular...
New Year’s Resolutions for Missouri Public Policy
Year end is a time to reflect — and to think ahead. In the holiday spirit, the Show-Me Institute has...
Tax Credit Programs in Missouri: Projected vs. Actual Results
According to a recent AP story by David Lieb: [Gov. Jay] Nixon’s main evidence is anecdotal yet tangible. He cites...
Now in Theaters: Greetings From Missouri, The Show-Me State
The Internet is ablaze with discussion of film tax credits. The New York Times published an article about government officials...
More Good News for Aviation in Missouri
Thanks to former intern (and current staff member) extraordinaire Audrey Spalding for finding this piece on aviation in Columbia. It...
The Lesson Applied to Film Production Incentives
In the beginning of Economics in One Lesson, Henry Hazlitt describes classic rent-seeking behavior: While certain public policies would in...
Trend of Film Tax Credits Awarded in Missouri
Using the “Show Me: The Spending” web tool, I mapped the historical line graph of the film tax credits allocated...
Mayor Slay Overestimates Economic Impact of Up in the Air
In this KMOX article from yesterday, Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay comments about Missouri’s film tax credit program: They (filmmakers)...
Even More on Missouri Film Tax Credits
Frédéric Bastiat My recent op-ed against film tax credits was published as a guest commentary in the Columbia Missourian today!...
Film Tax Credits Don’t Bring Lasting Jobs or Significant Revenue Gains
The new Jason Reitman film, Up in the Air, premiered at the Tivoli Theatre in University City last month. Many...
More on Missouri Film Tax Credits
When recently questioned about why he chose to film Up in the Air in St. Louis, Jason Reitman curiously didn’t...
Film Tax Credits Are Bad for States
The new George Clooney film, Up in the Air, premiered at the Tivoli in Saint Louis over the weekend. Many...
Do Tax Credits Pay for Themselves?
Interesting article on tax credits for movie producers in the St. Louis Business Journal. It describes how tax credits for...
