There are a lot of great reasons for states and cities to tell sports teams to "Pay For Your Own Damn Stadium," and CEA President John Mozena laid some of them out this week in a column in National Review's "Capital Matters:" These deals involve substantial amounts of money, and they have a very real … Continue reading Column in National Review: Stop Subsidizing Stadiums
Column in National Review: Ohio’s Long-Running Corporate-Welfare Farce Takes Another Absurd Turn
In National Review's "Capital Matters," CEA President John Mozena used the announcement that EV automaker Lordstown Motors had filed for bankruptcy to tell the tale of an Ohio auto assembly plant that epitomizes the futility of politicians and bureaucrats trying to overcome business realities with taxpayer-funded subsidies. The recent announcement that the artisanal-EV-pickup-truck manufacturer had … Continue reading Column in National Review: Ohio’s Long-Running Corporate-Welfare Farce Takes Another Absurd Turn
Cato Daily Podcast: Big Taxpayer Bucks for Buc‐ee’s
CEA President John Mozena joined the Cato Daily Podcast to talk about one Louisiana city's decision to subsidize the one-stop-shop retailer Buc-ee's at the expense of taxpayers, existing local businesses and common sense. Listen to the podcast here, or on your favorite podcast app.
Column at the Daily Caller: Politicians From Both Parties are Selling ‘Sidewalk Socialism.” It Needs to End.
At the Daily Caller, CEA President John Mozena pointed out that the practices of America's economic development agencies seem suspiciously familiar to anyone who's studied The word “socialism” gets used in a lot of different ways, but traditionally it means government having a financial stake in factories and other “means of production” and using that … Continue reading Column at the Daily Caller: Politicians From Both Parties are Selling ‘Sidewalk Socialism.” It Needs to End.
CEA calls for St. Augustine, Fla. leaders to unwind PGA Tour subsidies after Saudi takeover announcement
Statement by John C. Mozena, president of the Center for Economic Accountability, on preexisting PGA Tour subsidies in St. John's County, Fla: Taxpayers in Florida will soon be subsidizing efforts to make a deadly regime more respectable on the global stage. Before that happens, elected officials in St. John's County, Fla. should unwind preexisting economic development … Continue reading CEA calls for St. Augustine, Fla. leaders to unwind PGA Tour subsidies after Saudi takeover announcement