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Originally Posted by blueash

And again you are wrong. I did read the LA Times article which is where many of the details of the locales which granted the breaks are detailed.

As to your 'further thought'. It makes a difference whether the federal or state/local governments supplied the breaks because there is a recurring theme in certain people that the Federal govt is evil and while local government is of the people. So when you bash a program stating the Federal govt did it, I see exactly that mindset. I also happen to believe you should state facts, real facts, not wrong information. Such an approach may not be fashionable to some in recent years.

I eagerly await your posting about how it is wrong for the govt to support private businesses giving figures for how much the oil and gas industry has received over the years in both tax credits, investment credits, nearly free access to public land, discounted drilling rights... Oil and gas got over 5 Trillion, with a T worldwide in 2015 Or even how much local govt in Sumter county has spent supporting the Morse family in their business expansions. Or how much the state of Wisconsin spent to entice a Chinese company to move there, with a big political boost from he who shall not be named. Or the nearly 9 billion given Boeing just by the state of Washington

Here is a list of the top 99 companies receiving subsidies. The list includes many who apparently, in your words, have a failed business plan, like Ford, GM. Toyota, Nike, every major gas company, Disney, Intel, IBM and don't forget Koch industries

When federal and state governments make more on gallon of gas than the companies producing it, then they will give all sorts of tax breaks to keep them in business.
So the gold mine still produces.