NRO can’t get over Trump winning in spite of their sabbotage
The barrel full of cash presumably wasn’t taken from Carrier to begin with, as is the case with the tax incentives. THAT is the difference.
Coming or going?
The annual tax break per job is less than the state income tax those employees would pay. I guess the free trade folks at NR think Indiana should cut off its nose to spite its face.
FUNR. You are moot poop. Welcome to the middle of reality.
Does this idiot even realize the difference is letting the company keep money to invest over a period of years, instead of getting a handout that hurts everyone, and is limited in nature?
That story is “rich” with irony.
Trump not only promised to work on tax breaks to keep companies in the U.S., he promised to bring companies back using the same tactics.
Poor NRO didn’t listen.
They were too busy popping off, they hated him so much.
#Nevermore#NeverTrump
They clearly didn't make a decision to stay in Indiana because of the $7 million incentive package that Indiana gave to them. The Indiana economic development authority has been offering those incentives to Carrier for a long time (maybe two years?), but they weren't interested in it before.
Something changed their mind in the last few weeks, and I'm sure it had more to do with the leadership and attitude that Trump/Pence brought to the table more than the money itself.
National Review has consistently supported outsourcing jobs to foreign countries since the Bush years. This trend has damaged the American economy and also contributed to the deficit, since the laid off employees are either unemployed or holding minimum wage jobs that pay little in Federal taxes.
Patriotism should apply to every American, including overpaid corporate executives.
I hate to admit it but he has a point.
Shouldn’t every business get the same tax cuts, not just ones threatening to move their business to a different country?
I know Trump was trying to help out in this specific situation but it does, in effect, reward a company that was threatening to move a chunk of its business to Mexico.
The problem is the overall business climate in the US is not friendly to businesses large and small. In addition, States have the power to tax (or not tax) businesses and if we believe in the right of States to set their own policies then the Federal government (or its representatives, like a president) should not be interfering in that.
I’m sorry, there is a lot wrong with this deal, even if we agree that it is good for the particular families involved that have their jobs saved (for how long no one knows). I’m happy for these families but the bigger picture is important here too.
Williamson should apply for work with the Huffington Post.
Yeah, but if Carrier moved their plant to Mexico they would be paying even less in taxes, plus all their workers would be on unemployment for some amount of time.
If NRO doesn’t like it it’s most likely a good thing
Kevin is upset because the hated white males just don’t go dead straightly this time.
The difference is that if there were no tax cuts, the plant would close down, the workers would all be laid off, and the state would lose ALL the tax revenue from the plant AND the workers. Plus they would be paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars every week in unemployment benefits to the laid off workers, many of whom many never find another job.
Not only that, the local economy would be devastated by the loss of income from the workers. And then tax revenues from the stores around town would go down and THEY would be forced to lay off people.
It’s a vicious cycle.
I don’t know if it is a bailout — all I know is that there are 1000 families who will have the merriest of Christmases in their lives. I should know; I have a son (engineer) who has been out of work since March and I can feel the agony he has suffered. To us, Christmas is not a pleasant holiday. Hopefully Mr. Trump will do something to enhance the situation in the oil industry without having to arrange a direct bailout.
Dear God, MAGA please.
This from the guy who thinks these kinds of places “deserve to die”: http://hotair.com/archives/2016/03/13/those-white-working-class-trump-supporting-communities-deserve-to-die/
More fake news from the Alt-Left corporate media.