WSJ: Tax Incentives for Film Production? We’ve Seen This Movie Before
June 4, 2021 — In a piece for the Wall Street Journal, Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo partnered with Mackinac Center for Public Policy’s Michael LaFaive to explain the failures of tax credits for filmmakers and why states and cities should stop giving them out.
SB 933: Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Dominant Corporations
June 3, 2021 — We explain SB 933, New York legislation that, if passed, will provide New Yorkers with important new protections from the abuses of dominant corporations.
Public Seminar: The Curious Case of Andrew Yang
May 25, 2021 — In Public Seminar, Economic Liberties’ State and Local Policy Director Pat Garofalo took a look at Andrew Yang’s mayoral campaign and explained how local politics can warp the debate over corporate tax incentives.
Public Seminar: Foxconn, Take Two
April 28, 2021 — In an essay for Public Seminar, Economic Liberties’ State and Local Policy Direct Pat Garofalo dug into Wisconsin’s latest deal with Foxconn, and explained why states must stop offering sweetheart deals to corporations.
What You Need to Know About the Interstate Compact Against Corporate Tax Giveaways
April 26, 2021 — “What You Need to Know About the Interstate Compact Against Corporate Tax Giveaways" explains how a recent interstate compact among 13 states could help end the use of corporate tax incentives that extract wealth from local communities.