Reader comments: Incentives helped bring over $3 billion in new wages to Utah

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Derek Monson | 10:08 a.m. July 25, 2008
The implications of this article are disturbing. The more tax dollars we give away to businesses to locate in Utah, the more our economy becomes dependent upon tax dollars for growth. That is neither a sustainable nor a wise use of citizen's tax dollars.

The main effect of such large increases in state incentives will be to signal businesses who would locate in Utah anyway (due to the state's economic climate and workforce) that they can now get tax breaks if they're smart negotiators. These incentive programs are simply government giveaways of the citizen's money to business. Utah's economy was strong before such giveaways existed, and it will only be weakened by being made dependent on government as these incentives grow.
Chance Williams | 11:49 a.m. July 25, 2008
No government (here or abroad) should be allowed to do this. The problem is: If just one does it, we all have to, in order to be competitive.

It's like illegal immigration. If one business hires them, pays them less, and works them like dogs, then all businesses have to, if they want to remain competitive.

It's just wrong.

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