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    1 year ago

    The article is great for outrage clicks but seems to be missing the point

    • Mississippi is a poor state that needs to attract jobs and taxes
    • Mississippi offered a temporary incentive to a large company to attract jobs and taxes. This is very common
    • Large companies like bribes. Of course it will take advantage of a good deal

    So this is business as usual, and the real argument is how likely that temporary incentive is to pay off for Mississippi, and did Mississippi offer too much