by Thomas J. Belknap
March 26, 2008, 11:25 am
Is There IDA Change in the Wind?
Jon Greenbaum, intrepid blogger for DFE and organizer for Metro Justice, checks in with a discussion of the reform prospects for Industrial Development Agencies this year. I certainly hope he’s right that reform might be possible this year. Trouble is: politicians have a very, very hard time letting go of their cash cows, and unregulated free tax write-offs for companies that build their businesses locally are a big, fat-old cash cow.
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