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| 1. | From Publishers Weekly |
| 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... read full editorial |
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| 2. | 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. |
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| 3. | 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. |
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| 4. | Jim Hightower, author, Thieves in High Places and Let’s Stop Beating Around the Bush |
| LeRoy reveals why corporate tax cuts don’t work: corporations get huge
subsidies while workers get trickle-down lip service. |
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| 5. | 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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| 6. | Joe Trippi, author, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything |
| This book is one-stop shopping for every citizen who wants to understand
why and how corporate welfare doesn’t work. |
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| 7. | Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice |
| …should be required reading for governors, mayors and legislators who
want to invest their citizens’ money wisely and effectively. |
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| 8. | Book Description |
| For the past 20 years, corporations have been receiving huge tax breaks and
subsidies in the name of "jobs, jobs, jobs." But, as Greg LeRoy
demonstrates in this important new book, it’s become a costly scam.
Playing... read full editorial |
