Top Chef wants deal kept top secret (tax dollars - Perry's office replies)

KXAN, Austin ^ | Oct. 7, 2011 | KXAN

[Spktyr]

What I think is hilarious are the people screaming about how it’s a giveaway, corporate welfare, etc., etc.

Tax incentives, I.E. ‘waiving various taxes for you if you come here and give us your business’ doesn’t cost the taxpayer one thin dime. Not one red cent. And it almost always results in tax revenues rising anyway - because if the business doesn’t move there, the waived taxes were revenue the state wasn’t going to get anyway. If it does move there, it will pump money into the economy and tax revenues will rise because of that.

[McGavin999]

You are absolutely correct, but it takes someone who actually knows how the world works to get that. They also don't realize how govenors compete for those companies and jobs to come to their states.

Some magic fairy doesn't come along and sprinkle relocation dust on the heads of those CEOs. The competition is fierce!