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.
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
CEA President Testifies Against Giant Battery Plant to Marshall, Mich. City Council
TESTIMONY OF JOHN C. MOZENA, PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR ECONOMIC ACCOUNTABILITY BEFORE THE MARSHALL, MICH. CITY COUNCIL MAY 1, 2023 My name is John Mozena, and I am the president of the Center for Economic Accountability. We’re an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization that’s based here in Michigan but works around the country to try to … Continue reading CEA President Testifies Against Giant Battery Plant to Marshall, Mich. City Council
Column in National Review: Losing Amazon’s HQ2 Was a Blessing
With the news that Amazon was pausing construction of its Arlington, VA HQ2 project, CEA President John Mozena writes in National Review that residents of hundreds of cities across America should be glad that Amazon hadn't gone with any of the ludicrously large proposals that were submitted by local politicians and bureaucrats who seized the … Continue reading Column in National Review: Losing Amazon’s HQ2 Was a Blessing