Conservatives take on Palin for gov-subsidized reality show, Palin calls criticism ludicrous

The Daily Caller ^ | 3/30/11 | Chris Moody

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

One woman’s ludicrous is another one’s government subsidy, apparently.

[Anamnesis]

For the Ping list

[JLS]

And do the same people reject Adam Smith and the ideas in the Wealth of Nations because he worked collecting tolls for the government of his time?

[ReneeLynn]

Oh, brother! They’re really scraping for something to pin on Sarah. How pathetic.

I believe that Gov. Corbett has decided not to remove the tax credit for companies wanting to film in PA as well. Get the noose!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[E. Pluribus Unum]

What she did is obviously illegal.

Calling Eric Holder!

[Anamnesis]

Actually, it's not just PA or AK. 44 out of 50 states have such deals in place, making this criticism even more ludicrous.

[Jane Long]

Tucker Carlson of Daily Crawler and Jim Geraghty of National (non)Review have PDS really, really bad.
They need to stop calling themselves conservative and go by their real brand: establishment, cocktail party RINO's!!!

[ReneeLynn]

Yes. Bringing IN revenue to any state seems to be a crime now. They’re acting as if Sarah has personally benefitted instead of the state.

[LibLieSlayer]

The concept of a profitable return on national advertising for a show about your state, escapes these morons.

LLS

[bray]

Did she get the money from Alaska or did TLC get it? Most states like Oregon are using state dollars to attract the film industry.

Pray for America

[frposty]

“44 out of 50 states have such deals in place”

It’s likely true that if Alaska didn’t take the money, some other state would get it. If that’s the case then it’s a no-brainer for any State government.

[Sir Gawain]

States have way more leeway to do these kinds of things. Nothing at all wrong with this and totally Constitutional, unlike when the FEDERAL GOVT does these things with no Constitutional mandate, stealing money from one state to give to another.

[Anamnesis]

The production company, Jean Worldwide Incorporated, applied for the subsidy, not Palin herself.

[FrankR]

[VRWCmember]

One woman’s ludicrous is another one’s government subsidy, apparently.

If you consider a tax credit (in other words a reduction in tax liability) incentive for doing business in the state to be a government subsidy, then you are entitled to that opinion. But in that sense, every tax abatement or other tax concession made by every other taxing authority in the country is also a "government subsidy". Of course, that position requires, to some extent, a notion that the money is the government's money to begin with and that by letting a private party keep some of that money in return for doing business in the state the government is "giving away" money.

[Dahoser]

"Perhaps it would behoove people to learn much more about the 49th state’s young economy before making broad accusations about the efficacy of business programs."

Hey, DC Republicans! You see this? It's called defending yourself and your record. You need to learn how to do it instead of puddling the floor and hiding under your desks every time the RATS call you a name.

[agere_contra]

Brilliant work!

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Relax dude, I’m just pulling y’all’s chains.