Maybe we should be looking at the whole process, not just call centers

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San Antonio’s Economic Development Department is recommending that the city revise its tax phase-in guidelines to include call centers. It’s also recommending that the council reduce fees companies pay to apply for abatements.
Why? This hasn’t been the best investment in the past.
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The city eliminated call-center projects from consideration for an abatement after American [...]

Justified economic incentives or just an inferiority complex?

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To lure Microsoft’s new data center here, the San Antonio City Council on Thursday will consider giving the technology giant a 10-year tax abatement and $5.2 million in incentives.
Oh my gosh, it’s Microsoft! Let’s give it all the money it wants so that it will relocate here. After all, there couldn’t be any other [...]

Corporate Welfare

Gosh, after reading David Hendrick’s column on the Texas Enterprise fund, one would wonder how Texas has managed to attract any businesses at all to the state over the past 30 years.
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The survey question could be rephrased. “Would you be in favor of hanging a gigantic sign on the state Capitol building reading:’Texas is [...]