Texas taxpayers continue to be used to subsidize Hollywood’s leftist propaganda.

Texas taxpayers continue to be used to subsidize Hollywood’s leftist propaganda.
Amarillo City Council uses taxpayer money to grow company.
City of Haslet gushed goodies at taxpayers’ expense to bring Amazon to North Texas.
Local governments are in a constant battle over which one can dole out more tax-funded resources to private industry, and it needs to stop.
Keller City Council to consider giving businesses tax dollars for something that’s free.
The price to lure the organization here, however, was steep: a head-turning $160 million in various local and state incentives.
Governor Cuomo on Amazon deal: ‘If we do nothing, they’re going to Texas.’
The failures of incentives are widely reported, namely in producing the quantity and quality of jobs promised, but also the resulting higher taxes on locals.
Incentives and tax breaks can add up to billions, leaving existing taxpayers and businesses on the hook.
Matt Shaheen of Plano will focus on property tax reform, abolishing film subsidies next session.