Good Jobs First Tax Incentives Press Conference

On January 13^th, Good Jobs First held a press conference to announce the release of its major study of seven states competing to grow their economies amid the tax-break and giveaway incentives war among the states. The study looks at Pennsylvania’s policies and compares them to those of Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia. It charts a positive alternative strategy for the most effective job-creation investments. 
 

The study indicates that “[i]nstead of competing with each other for specific companies, states' resources will best be spent strengthening small, young and locally owned businesses, and improving the skills of workers to match industry needs.” The study provides eight case studies of big-ticket incentive deals, including those involving Dell and Google here in North Carolina.