[semimojo]

The dogma that any reduction in government taxation MUST be “paid for” by increased taxation on others is utterly absurd nonsense completely at odds with our system of Government.

You seem to have quite a hang-up on semantics.

I've never used the "paid for" terminology. I have said that if the state operates a balanced budget, which states are pretty much obliged to do, and grants Carrier a $7M tax break the other taxpayers will have to make that up, unless the state reduces apending by $7M.

That's trivially obvious and I don't know why it's giving you such heartburn.

[Jane Long]

The state will give up tax benefits (via abatements), but....will MORE than make up for them with the YUGE economic benefit of the folks who’ve jobs have been saved....that will be buying new homes, remodeling, Christmas shopping, sending their kids to community colleges, etc, etc.