Beacon Center: On EDGE and PILOTs, the numbers don’t add up
Ron Shultis
Ron Shultis is the director of policy at the Beacon Center of Tennessee, a nonprofit think tank whose research addresses issues including education, health care, economic regulation and tax policy.
Peel back the fancy ribbon-cutting ceremonies and press conferences for new jobs and all you’re left with is handouts to big, connected companies and higher taxes for the rest of us.
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Companies want to locate in communities that will work with them long after the ribbon-cutting and headlines are done. We know that our local firms are constantly being courted by other communities looking to grow their economies.
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