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To: Alighieri who wrote (648906)	3/26/2012 1:59:39 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583628

Al, > Oh, are state tax incentives somehow exempt from free enterprise purism? I don't think so. Less taxes are CLOSER to free enterprise purism, not FURTHER. They are not "gifts" given to business. That viewpoint can only come from someone who thinks government is already entitled to part of a business' revenues. You know, like Elizabeth Warren. Tenchusatsu

To: Alighieri who wrote (648906)	3/26/2012 2:08:17 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583628

I live in Al...my state put up billion range packages to attract Mercedes and other foreign automakers...that's big money for the state and it comes out of the pockets of those of us who live here...same for SC, TN, KY...now i understand how things work and I am not complaining...but let's not be rubes and think that somehow GM and Chrysler are unique in receiving public help. It is an insane position to suggest that tax breaks for businesses to locate in an area (to bring jobs and revenue to a state) are in any way similar to doling out money to buy shares in a company in an effort to save it from its own unions. That is just plain stupid.