John Oliver: Cities Vying for Amazon Are Throwing Money Down a Hole
New Jersey offered $7 billion in taxbreaks. New Jersey should talk to Seattle.by Katie HerzogJeff Bezos and/or his stunt double.Last Week TonightJohn Oliver took on economic incentives Sunday on Last Week Tonight. Economic incentives, as Oliver explains, are the tax breaks state and cities are willing to give corporations for the privilege of hosting them; basically, how far they are willing to spread their cheeks when CEOs start talking about bringing jobs to town.One great example of this is A
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