Corporate welfare, also known as economic development, is widely used throughout Texas and the nation. From local tax abatements to the Export-Import Bank, governments provide billions of dollars each year in benefits to businesses in an attempt to improve the outcomes of the marketplace. In Texas alone, tax abatements, renewable energy subsidies, development incentives, and direct payments total more than $3 billion annually.
Homelessness
I talked to two ex-homeless people about Newsom’s ‘investment’ in homelessness. Their answers will shock you
Newsom’s homelessness strategy leaves California in a shambles, but there may be hope SAN FRANCISCO — As the cold fury of the January storms ripped through San Francisco’s Tenderloin district — the epicenter of the state’s drug and homelessness crisis — much of the trash and drug paraphernalia debris had washed away. But within minutes of...
February 6, 2023