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Study: Tax Breaks to Lure Amazon to Florida 'created far fewer jobs than promised' at high cost per job

A new study showed that tax subsidies granted to Amazon by local governments in Florida have provided little to no economic benefit for their communities. The study analyzed 20 years of data from 134 localities nationwide and was conducted by economists from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the Jack Kemp Foundation.

Study: Tax Breaks to Lure Amazon to New York "created far fewer jobs than promised" at high cost per job

A new study concluded that tax subsidies granted to Amazon by local governments in New York have provided little to no economic benefit for their communities. The study, conducted by economists from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the Jack Kemp Foundation, analyzed 20 years of data from 134 localities nationwide.

Bork on report analyzing 'doomsday mergers': 'The doom and gloom predictions that seem to go hand-in-hand with reports of potential mergers have been overblown time and time again'

New reports by the International Center for Law and Economics show that many high-profile mergers have been highly criticized, saying they will do major harm to both competition and consumers.