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acmejack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 07:15 AM
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The Great American Jobs Scam
"Lurking within the records of most cities and states in America there lies a scandal. A tax scandal. A jobs scandal. A corporate and political scandal."
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 07:20 AM
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1. Yeah, Omaha is a great city for that crap. Union Pacific, ConAgra,
Peter Kiewit. I perfectly understand the blackmail behind these schemes. I worked for ConAgra when they told the city to either give them the land they are on now tax free and for no cost or they would move their corporate headquarters to Knoxville, TN. They hauled us all into the parking garage one Friday, made the announcement we were shipping out. Then the next Friday after the city capitulated, we were hauled back into the parking garage and told we were going to stay.

I understand perfectly.
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acmejack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 07:28 AM
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2. I would like to see a total for how much we have given in tax breaks.
It would have to be a staggering sum.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 07:50 AM
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3. 50 billion a year maybe?
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/columnists/guests/s_360779.html
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