Will giving tax breaks help states increase employment?

The competition between states hoping to increase employment has heated up as more governors try to entice new employers or companies that are considering expansion. Some U.S. governors have the advantage of increased tax collections that will enable them to offer everything...

Delta Gives Free Upgrades to Republicans for Tax Break - VIDEO

"Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed into law a major tax break for Delta Airlines that would enable it to purchase jet fuel at a lower rate. An investigation by Atlanta’s WSB-TV found that Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle (R) and five Republican leaders in the legislature...

Income Trust Blowback

"Begins today. I guess these folks won't be voting for Harpers Conservatives. Meanwhile Financial Post (the Financial Post!!!) exposes the self interested business lobby that is pro Income Trusts; the Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors (CAITI) pointing out...

High Tech Keyensians

"This is the same ideology of neo-conservative statist economics, as those who would have the state promote venture capital schemes as Alberta did and then sold off. High-tech firms need government help, executive says"

LNG

Those darlings of Monopoly the Irving Family Compact are in another battle with the Citizens of New Brunswick as this blog documents. Now they want to set up a Liquified Natural Gas, LNG, terminal on the island and then set up a pipeline to ship the gas south to the USA.