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  • Uh-Oh: The Problematic Tax Breaks of ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’. Did her show receive a subsidy?

    03/30/2011 4:28:37 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 31 replies
    National Review ^ | 03/30/2011 | Jim Geraghty
    It isn’t too hard to imagine this becoming problematic for Sarah Palin on the campaign trail, as noted by the Tax Foundation: In case you missed it, small government crusader and Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin’s TLC reality show “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” received a $1.2 million subsidy from the state of Alaska. The show spent $3.6 million on production in the state, meaning that Alaskan taxpayers covered a third of the cost of the show. The show will apparently not have a second season. Because Palin is no longer a public official, she does not have to disclose her income; if she...