Alec Baldwin, Right on Taxes

The Spectator ^ | March 8,2009 | Mark Goldblatt

[Slapshot68]

“I’m telling you right now,” the actor warned, “if these tax breaks are not reinstated into the budget, film production in this town is going to collapse, and television production is going to collapse, and it’s all going to go to California.”

Where’s Alec bin? A lot of television production has moved out of CA too. Can you say, “Vancouver?”

[Zeppelin]

"I'm telling you right now," the actor warned, "if these tax breaks are not reinstated into the budget, film production in this town is going to collapse, and television production is going to collapse, and it's all going to go to California."

What's the world coming to when (1) Alec Baldwin makes a logical assessment and (2) companies flee TO California to seek refuge from taxes.

[LetsRok]

I thought that taxes were driving business out of California. If they leave NY, why go back to California??

[txnativegop]

If Hollywood and TV production slow down, is it really such a loss?

[dblshot]

Don’t tax you, Don’t tax me, tax the fellow behind the tree thinking. What does he think happens to other industries when they get taxed.

[a fool in paradise]

"I'm telling you right now," the actor warned, "if these tax breaks are not reinstated into the budget, film production in this town is going to collapse, and television production is going to collapse, and it's all going to go to California."

Wanna bet? It'll move to Canada.

[Pietro]

Funny how liberals understand tax breaks for their own particular industry but want to raise taxes on everyone else’s industry.

[SkyDancer]

He quit drinking for a day?

[a fool in paradise]

Translation: “Tax the ‘Red State’ industries!!!”

[MrB]

What’s Alec saying?

That high taxes are detrimental to business?

I thought it was only “fair” and “neighborly”...

[MaxMax]

Arec has no crue

[BossLady]

It went to Canada in 1996, then to Australia, then to South Africa.....now.....who knows with the exchange rates.....

[fanfan]

LOLOL!

“A lower percentage of something is still more than higher percentage of nothing.”

Alec Baldwin finally figured THIS out?

A pink pig just flew by my window.

[RazzPutin]

Go ahead Alec, fight for that tax break to keep your “industry” going.
Just don’t complain when your income is capped at 500K.

[Parley Baer]

Yep, Alec was showing his ignorance again. Taxes are high in California.

[hoe_cake]

“A pink pig just flew by my window.”

Hillary’s visiting y’all?

[MeganC]

Why should liberal artsy types get a pass on the taxes they insist everyone else has to pay?

[Sig Sauer P220]

Too bad hothead can’t figure out that the same logic applies to ALL businesses.

[albie]

Nothing would be more pleasurable than to see Hollywood collapse!! Perhaps a few beach front properties would be foreclosed on and auctioned off to some section 8 folks!