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
Jaguars’ Stadium Proposals Ignore Economic Reality
When it comes to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ arguments in favor of taxpayer-funded upgrades for TIAA Bank Field, it’s time to blow the whistle on excessive economic promises. The team leadership’s claims that new public spending on the stadium would “provide a reasonable return on what will obviously be a sizable investment” by taxpayers long ago … Continue reading Jaguars’ Stadium Proposals Ignore Economic Reality
PGA Tour’s subsidy scorecard should get a skeptical ruling from St. Augustine taxpayers
By John C. Mozena One of the fundamental rules of golf is that every player is responsible for writing down the correct numbers on their scorecard. But from what we know about the PGA Tour’s request for more than $16 million in public subsidies for its latest project, the numbers on the “economic impact” scorecard … Continue reading PGA Tour’s subsidy scorecard should get a skeptical ruling from St. Augustine taxpayers