Enterprise Florida Salivating To Suck Jeff Bezos's Dick

Enterprise Florida CEO Pete Antonacci said Thursday that pursuit of a new east coast headquarters planned by Amazon is his organization’s top priority right now. He want bids from Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and South Florida. He encourages them to emphasize tax giveaway (Corporate Welfare) incentives.

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Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon IS worth $81.1 billion. He should be paying us for the honor to do business in our state. here

Florida Taxpayers About To Take It Deep!

Pinellas and Hillsborough counties will join forces in an effort to convince Amazon to build a new world headquarters in the Tampa Bay area. Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville and Orlando also want in. The nation's largest retailer has launched a nationwide bidding war between cities and even states to land the online giant's second headquarters, known as HQ2. here

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says that Rick Scott would have to ask for "tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars" in state economic development incentives (AKA Corporate Welfare) to attract Amazon to Florida.

Unforgiven: Rick Scott

Florida Taxpayers Provide $1.7 Billion In Corporate Welfare, Get Few Jobs In Return. here

Watching The Right Wing in Tampa Bay Since 3.19.03

Pete Antonacci Put In Charge Of Florida's Corporate Welfare

 This guy use to be executive director of the South Florida Water Management District and once told scientists to stay in their lane rather than criticize his water agency's work on Everglades restoration. here

Hillsborough County $2.5M In Corporate Welfare

Hillsborough County Commissioners are expected to consider granting a new Siemens joint venture a seven-year tax break if the German manufacturer elects to develop a new $130 million, high-tech factory in the county. here

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Bob White: Open Letter to the Legislators of Florida

For years I’ve traveled back and forth to Tallahassee attempting to have an impact on the legislative process. I’ve watched the way things have worked in Tallahassee and have become disgusted by it. The people of Florida have been shut out of the process. We have had our voices muffled and silenced. As one back room deal paves the way for the next back room deal, the people of Florida have continually footed the bill for pet projects, higher regulations (that we then have to live under), corporate welfare schemes and crony capitalism projects. more

Hillsborough County Corporate Welfare

Bob Buckhorn Supports Corporate Welfare

At the Brian Glazer Family Jewish Community Center in West Tampa having lunch Buckhorn used the opportunity to advocate for the continuing existence of Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida. Earlier this month, the House passed a bill that would eliminate Enterprise Florida and nearly two dozen tax incentive programs. here

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“All of you need to get your phone and call your legislators and say, ‘stop this foolishness. Stop it now." Bob Buckhorn

Florida GOP Corporate Welfare

Tucked on page 65 of a 187-page bill is a clause that continues to award $2 million in annual tax credits to the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine for the next six years. Even in their analysis to members, House Republicans called the museum the single worst bet the state is making with tax credits. here

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 The Hall of Fame lists Rolex and Shell as two of its top corporate partners, yet has relied on taxpayer support since its 1998 agreement with the state.

Florida GOP: Foxes In The Henhouse

State of State

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Rick Scott promised to fight for economic-incentive money, business tax cuts (Corporate Welfare) and conservative education reforms. here

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A coalition of labor, environmental, LGBT-rights, and other left-leaning groups under the banner “Awake the State” organized more than a dozen rallies across Florida to coincide with the first day of the 2017 legislative session, including an event at the Capitol. Their message: Scott and Republican leaders are not fighting for us.

-“The governor, and frankly the speaker (Richard Corcoran), are living in an alternative reality.” Sen. Gary Farmer

Rick Scott's Florida Corporate Welfare Not Working

Florida’s state economic development efforts are “underperforming,” according to a new legislative report. An undesirable label by any standard, critics and lawmakers already skeptical of providing taxpayer support (Corporate Welfare) for private businesses. here

Florida GOP Tom Lee Gets It Right

Three years after the Florida Legislature set up a Corporate Welfare system for funding sports stadium construction and renovation projects using taxpayer money, one lawmaker wants to dismantle it. Sen. Tom Lee of Brandon, filed SB 236 on Tuesday which would repeal the law. here

Commissioner Kemp Fight For 15

Pat Kemp told a group of millennials at the Blind Tiger Cafe in Ybor City. 

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“I want them to put something in there that’s like a minimum wage of $12 an hour or something before we subsidize.” Pat Kemp

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We don't believe in Corporate Welfare of any kind, but if you are going to give Corporate America our money the least they can do is pay $15 per hour.
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Write or call her 813.272.5730
and demand $15!
Pic: Ms. Kemp at Fight For 15 rally in Ybor.

Corporate Welfare: Hillsborough County Pays $350,000 For 30 New Jobs

The exemption for NewSouth Window Solutions would save the company nearly $50,000 a year in ad valorem taxes and cost the county nearly $350,000 in lost revenue over the seven-year proposal. In return, NewSouth would have to create at least 30 new jobs in Hillsborough County. here

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The Hillsborough County Commission
unanimously approved 
this giveaway!

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“This is a great story of a manufacturer expanding in our community,” said Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman.
Murman said criticism to past incentives stemmed from a lack of accountability. The NewSouth deal would require the company to create at least 30 jobs or the deal is off.

Publix Wants Some Corporate Welfare

 They want $4.2 million in exchange for adding 700 jobs and a facility in Lakeland. here

Ken Hagan: Hillsborough County Corporate Welfare King

The local organizers of the upcoming college football championship at Raymond James Stadium are asking Hillsborough County to pitch in $1 million to help host the event. Mr. Hagan is all for it. here

With little discussion, the Hillsborough County Commission unanimously
 approved it. here
We are disappointed in you Mr. Beckner!

Rick Scott's Corporate Welfare

Florida INC. CEO Rick Scott wants $85 million to give to his corporate buddies. He apparently has given up on the idea that he can create jobs, which he claimed he would do in his election campaigns. Scott’s strategy to lure jobs from other states ignores the facts of job creation. Most new jobs are homegrown, not lured from elsewhere. here

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Florida already has one of the lowest tax burdens in the nation and lax

 environmental regulations.  

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Hypocrisy

Sanctions

Florida Ethics Commission Investigation

Tea Party Advisors

Profile In Cowardice

Corporate Welfare

Corruption Scandal In Tampa

GOP Corruption

Bigots In The County Commission

E-Mail Scandal

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Rick Scott Wants $250 Million For Corporate Welfare

 Saying Florida needs to be in "the game" of trying to lure new companies, Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday said he will ask state legislators to give him $85 million in the coming year for Corporate Welfare. here

Hillsborough County Commissioners To Approve $85,000 In Corporate Welfare

Hillsborough County Commissioners are set to approve up to $85,000 in film incentives to Discovery Communications LLC. The appropriation serves as an attractor for the Discovery Channel’s "Kevin Loves Science" program. here