Should local governments give big corporations tax incentives?
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Should local governments give big corporations tax incentives?

Yes

6

No

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Yes

Unilever is seeking tax breaks for another expansion -- the second announced this year.
Unilever is seeking tax breaks for another expansion -- the second announced this year. Show Less
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Vernon Taylor
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Vernon Taylor

Local needs are jobs.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Job that are not second jobs, at a restaurant just so people can get by.

Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

The communities strength, is in the communities resources. It is far better to work for a secure employer.

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Lida Vitt
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Lida Vitt

If it brings jobs to local communities

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No

Critics point out that local tax breaks, often in property tax, take away from local needs.
Critics point out that local tax breaks, often in property tax, take away from local needs. Show Less
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Evan Meeks
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Evan Meeks

They are only adding 12 Jobs for this Tiff the company that can pay the City gives them the break but not the company's who really need it

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Michael Ridenhour
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Michael Ridenhour

Small business owners are more important as a state's tax incentive investment, especially since COVID-19 is still impacting locally-owned businesses. Tax incentives can identify locally-owned business success, and that identified success can attract the global exports, putting Missouri on the map.

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