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The billionaire boondoggle : how our politicians let corporations and bigwigs steal our money and jobs

2019

Title:	The billionaire boondoggle : how our politicians let corporations and bigwigs steal our money and jobs / Pat Garofalo.
Author:	Garofalo, Pat, author.
Format:	Book
Edition:	First edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Description:	278 pages ; 25 cm
Summary:	"The first comprehensive look at how politicians let the entertainment industry bilk taxpayers, hijack public policy and hurt economic investment, starting and ending with Trump. It is widely believed, that a city in possession of a fortune must be in want of a partner who will drive economic development and thus be worth a substantial dowry of tax abatements, subsidies, and grants. These partners always prove faithless, though, especially when it comes to the entertainment industry. Never date an actor, as they say. From stadiums and movie productions to casinos and mega-malls to convention centers and hotels, cities and states have paid out billions of dollars to the world's corporate titans in an attempt to boost their economies, create new and better jobs, and lure well-known events such as the Olympics and the Super Bowl to within their borders, not to mention give officials a chance to have their pictures taken with celebrities. That Big Entertainment drives bigger economies is a myth, however, one that has nonetheless permeated every facet of policy making despite the overwhelming evidence that it results in a raw deal for the taxpaying public. In The Billionaire Boondoggle, Garofalo takes readers on a tour of publicly-subsidized corporate America to explain how that myth came to be, how much money America's elected officials throw away, and why courting Big Entertainment just courts disaster"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:	Business and politics -- United States. Corporations -- Political aspects -- United States. Political corruption -- United States. Tax remission -- United States. Subsidies -- United States.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-270) and index.
Contents:	The Blockbuster scam : how Hollywood is ripping you off -- Have a good night's sleep on us -- "Alexa, can I have a job, please?" -- Fool's gold : why it's a waste to host the Olympics or the World Cup -- Foolish games : why lotteries and casinos are a bad bet -- The stadium swindle -- Don't go shopping for big retail -- The mythology of the corporate tax.
ISBN:	9781250162335 1250162335
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PAT GAROFALO is the managing editor for TalkPoverty.org at the Center for American Progress. He was previously an assistant managing editor for opinion at U.S. News & World Report and economic policy editor at ThinkProgress. Garofalo’s writing on economic policy has appeared in a host of top publications, including The Atlantic, The Week, NBC News Think, The Nation, and The Guardian, and he has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, and ABC News, among others. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife. - (McMillan Palgrave)

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