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
Column in National Review: It’s Time to Call Out America’s Corporate Welfare State
In National Review's Capital Matters, CEA President John C. Mozena laid out the case against the prevailing subsidy-first model of economic development in America's state and municipal governments: Many complain that these sorts of subsidy programs are the government “picking winners and losers.” If only that were true. In reality, economic development agencies pick both … Continue reading Column in National Review: It’s Time to Call Out America’s Corporate Welfare State
Op-ed in The Hill: End the secrecy and misinformation in economic development
The CEA's John Mozena and David Guenthner of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy shone a light on the pervasive misinformation and secrecy in economic development programs in a recent column in The Hill: It’s hard to find another area of public policy where the broad public understanding of an issue is so at odds … Continue reading Op-ed in The Hill: End the secrecy and misinformation in economic development
Utah Shouldn’t Get into the Hollywood Money Game
By John C. Mozena Utah is poised to become the latest state to fall for Hollywood’s “job creation” promises as the state Legislature moves forward on a bill that would lift the cap on film subsidies in the state. As the House considers S.B. 49, which was passed 20-7 by the Senate last month, it’s … Continue reading Utah Shouldn’t Get into the Hollywood Money Game
Washington Times op-ed: Taxpayers line up to be sacked by the Washington Commanders
In the Washington Times, CEA President John Mozena and Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Michael D. Farren blitzed Virginia's plans to massively subsidize a new NFL stadium at taxpayers' expense: Every business would love to have the government give back the taxes it pays — along with those paid by its employees and customers —to … Continue reading Washington Times op-ed: Taxpayers line up to be sacked by the Washington Commanders