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

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Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
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Must Reading for Social Equity Advocates
(Sacramento, CA) July 6, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars

Just as he did so eloquently in "No More Candy Store", Greg LeRoy exposes the dirty little secret behind economic development tax subsidies which are no more than corporate welfare give aways.

Anyone working in communities struggling from disinvestment and deteriorating infrastructure should read this book.

The author explains clearly and succinctly how corporate raids on the public pantry seriously shrink the budget pie leaving inadequate revenue for schools, roads, public safety and aging infrastructure.

And what do our communities get in return? Nothing.

This book is well written, accessible and creates a roadmap for stuctural reform which must take place at the grass roots level.

Must reading for community activists, organizers, and social equity advocates.

Customer Review: 6 of 7

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

Customer Review 5 - 7 of 7


5.	Exposing Corporate Extortion of Taxpayers
	(Raleigh, NC) July 7, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
	Across the country, state legislatures appropriate millions of taxpayer dollars each year on "corporate jobs incentives" under the guise of "economic development and job creation". Greg LeRoy manages to shed light on... read full review

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6.	Must Reading for Social Equity Advocates
	(Sacramento, CA) July 6, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
	Just as he did so eloquently in "No More Candy Store", Greg LeRoy exposes the dirty little secret behind economic development tax subsidies which are no more than corporate welfare give aways. Anyone working in communities... read full review

7.	Interesting, But Repetitive
	(Phoenix, AZ.) July 1, 2005 - 3.0/5 stars
	LeRoy reports that job scams cost governments about $50 billion per year in lost revenues. The most common scams include: 1)Create a bogus competitor (another town or state) vs. wherever the company wanted to locate... read full review

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


	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

	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.

	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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