The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the

The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation

What do Wal-Mart, Dell, Fidelity Investments, Boeing, and Cabelaâ€™s have in common? Theyâ€™re all part of a $50 billion a year scam in whichâ€”in the name of "job creation"â€”corporations play states and cities against each other to win hefty taxpayer subsidies that routinely exceed $100,000 per job. But do they provide more jobs, higher wages, or improved living standards in exchange? Greg LeRoy exposes these deals for what they areâ€”no-strings-attached free rides for corporations that rarely create any new jobs. In fact, after securing these packages, many companies lay people off, pay poverty wages, or even relocate to other states.

This is the Great American Jobs Scam: a costly bait-and-switch that swindles communities in more ways than one. They lose jobsâ€”or gain jobs so low-paying they do nothing to help the communityâ€”and they lose revenue through massive corporate tax breaks. That means fewer resources for maintaining schools, public services, and infrastructure.

LeRoy exposes corporations' careful orchestration of this scam, dissects government and corporate mumbo-jumbo with plain talk, and offers commonsense reforms that will give taxpayers powerful new tools to protect our communities.
Country USA
Brand Berrett-Koehler
Manufacturer Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Binding Hardcover
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2005-07-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781576753156

Country	USA
Brand	Berrett-Koehler
Manufacturer	Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2005-07-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781576753156

The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation