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The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation

Greg Leroy

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Founder and director of the nonprofit center Good Jobs First, LeRoy offers a parade of damning case studies showing why communities should not woo corporations with subsidies.

Corporate tactics, he finds, include quickly shuttered subsidized facilities, union busting and jobs that pay below the poverty line.

Rewritten tax codes, which focus on sales taxes but ignore payroll and property taxes, as well as other tax abatements, undermine schools; most stadiums and convention centers further bleed public monies.

Moreover, subsidies generally support suburban sprawl rather than accessibility to public transit used by the poor.

Some corporate location consultants work both for companies and governments—"a sad reflection" of a disorganized public sector.

On the corporate minus side, tax incentives to relocate, he shows, are dwarfed by labor, transport and utility costs.

The upshot? Corporations are paying 28% less in state and local taxes than 20 years ago. LeRoy's suggested reforms include greater disclosure about subsidy deals; money-back guarantees if companies don't fulfill their pledges; requiring subsidized jobs to meet local average wages; closing corporate loopholes; and making sure every deal is approved by elected officials rather than appointed ones. (July)
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About the Author

He is the author of No More Candy Store: States and Cities Making Job Subsidies Accountable and winner of the 1998 Public Interest Pioneer Award.

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Editorials

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The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation
Greg Leroy
 Sandra Feldman, American Federation of Teachers
We have supported Greg’s work since 1998. This book is a welcome resource for leaders of our union all over.
 Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State County, and Municipal Employees
Greg LeRoy has exposed the problem of corporate misuse of taxpayer subsidies and promoted real working solutions.
 Carl Pope, Exective Director, Sierra Club
Companies like Wal-Mart aren’t going to want you to read this book—all the more reason why you should.



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The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation
Greg Leroy
 "Jobs Scam" a great read
(Bloomington, Illinois) June 28, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
This could easily be a wonk book, full of heavy facts that bore the reader. Instead, Greg LeRoy has written an accessible and excellent book that details how corporate give aways are running rampant in our economy. Any... read full review
 An Important and Compelling Book
(Iowa City, IA) July 17, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
I hope the people who really need to read this book do read it--the state legislators and local officials who have been seduced by the arguments of the "job scammers," as Greg LeRoy calls them. As an academic economist... read full review
 A well-written book by a real expert
(Iowa City, IA) July 5, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
As Greg LeRoy makes abundantly clear through one rich example after another, state and local governments are spending taxpayers' money with abandon in the name of "economic development" and not producing the desired results:... read full review



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