Gambling with taxpayer money and losing: Florida's business incentives program

Incentive programs fail because they do not account for the fact that the firms are highly volatile and prone to failure.

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By Adrian Moore and Spence Purnell | Contributors

The state of Florida has spent $3.6 billion of taxpayer money in a 16-year gamble to urge businesses to relocate to or expand in the state. But has it worked? 

 

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