Tax break helps NYC lure ‘The Tonight Show’ home

Associated Press ^ | Feb 22, 2014 12:06 PM EST | Jonathan Lemire

[Olog-hai]

“The Tonight Show” made its return to New York City with a splashy opening sequence showcasing Grand Central Terminal, the Chrysler Building, Lincoln Center and Jimmy Fallon’s glamorous new studio at Rockefeller Center—a fitting tribute to the place that helped foot the bill.

An unconventional 30 percent tax credit aimed at luring “Tonight” away from California after four decades is reportedly saving NBC more than $20 million a year. …

[Olog-hai]

Guess they came through after including it in the budget last year. Funny how the AP calls something that makes so much sense “unconventional”, isn’t it?

[FlingWingFlyer]

All kinds of good things happen when you cut taxes. Increase taxes and everything turns to crap. Do you hear that Barry?

[Olog-hai]

Yup; he’ll own that one.

[Gay State Conservative]

Living only a few hours from NYC I've always been tempted to try to get tickets for Letterman.I used to be a fan of his but he's turned into a bitter old man in recent years but I'd still go just to watch the technical side of things.Now that Tonight is there too I'm also tempted to see it.

[Johnny_cash]

As of the new Falloon era it’s a liberal show going to a liberal city.

Libs are welcome and anything conservative is NOT!

Am I surprised?

Again NOT!

[OrioleFan]

I miss Johnny Carson.

[Hugin]

I’ve been seeing those ads promising no taxes for 10 years if you open a “new” businesses in NY . Makes me wonder, if I owned a donut shop in Utica, and somebody opens a new shop next door, get to skip taxes that I have to pay? How can I compete with that? And if I go out of business, how is anybody helped other that the new business owner?

Tax cuts should be across the board, not special breaks for the favored few.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Made the same argument about NY tax breaks just yesterday. But you have to wonder. Are there really no taxes? Or are they just deferred?

[Hugin]

Hell, I miss Jay. At least Jay had a few good one liners in each monologue. I watched Fallon’s monologue for the first time since he took over last night, I didn’t hear anything funny at all. As for Fallon’s ass kissing of Obama...

[ErnBatavia]

Years ago, a girlfriend and I played hooky from work to go see the taping of Carson in Burbank - this was always done in the early afternoon.

We were highly disappointed to find, once inside, that Johnny took the day off and stuck us with Danny Thomas....nothing wrong with Danny Thomas, other than the fact that he was a crashing bore.

[Mike Darancette]

I’d like to see FOX broadcast carry Leno at 11:00 PM from Los Angeles. They would kill the other networks.

[RandallFlagg]

Wait.
For the last 10+ years the librats were calling the Bush tax cuts something that we had to pay for.
How are these tax cuts any different? Will New York taxpayers have to pay for them?
Are they now actually saying that tax cuts are a GOOD thing??

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It’s called “selective enforcement of the law,” and it’s only a crime when a Republican does it.

[lowbridge]

When there were giants:

[SunkenCiv]

Tax cuts for the Rich ping, thanks Olog-hai.

[bigheadfred]

and here i thought they were just trying to get back some talent....oh wait...

[OldNewYork]

“I miss Johnny Carson.”

Me too. I haven’t really watched it since then.

[WomBom]

Me too!

[Albion Wilde]

There must have been an executive order and a stimulus package for this sycophant to be brought within helicopter range.