Do you pay taxes in the state of Texas? Well then congratulations, you’re a film producer! In 2005, the Texas Legislature created the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, a scheme by which citizens’ tax dollars are doled out to film companies to subsidize...
Ben Affleck, the actor portraying the DC Comics vigilante Batman once said, “If you think Hollywood is depressing and corrupt, politics is really depressing and corrupt – and fueled even more than Hollywood by money – if that’s possible.” The fantasy caped-crusader...
Texas taxpayers are subsidizing the Dallas Morning News’ advertising budget through the “film” incentive program. So when you next read an editorial demanding big-government spending, know the DMN has fed from the corporate-cronyism trough. According to a...
Texas has led the nation in economic development thanks to tort reform, an entrepreneur-friendly regulatory environment, a tax burden generally lower than other states, and a prohibition against an income tax. So for lawmakers looking to save money, they could free up...
