Fact-Based Public Investment
New York’s runaway corporate welfare programs spend $10 billion a year despite mountains of evidence they are ineffective, wasteful and vulnerable to corruption.

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In the News
Fact-Based Public Investment

June 7, 2023 Bills to End Tax Giveaway Queens Gazette
June 5, 2023 New York Opportunity Zone Tax Break on Lawmakers’ Chopping Block Bloomberg Tax
June 2, 2023 Your Taxes at Work: New York Relief Agency Blew $113,000 on Left-Behind Desks (Exclusive) The Messenger
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From the Blog
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June 9, 2023 Subsidy Sheet: New York IDAs draining $1.8B a year from public schools
June 6, 2023 IDA Tax Breaks Drain $1.8 Billion a Year from NY Schools, By Far Most in Country
June 2, 2023 Subsidy Sheet: IDA Tax Breaks Drain $1.8 Billion a Year from NY Schools, By Far Most in Country
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Reports and Policy Briefs
Fact-Based Public Investment

April 2023 New Report Shows Buying Influence Works
March 2023 Major Studies Show Film and TV Tax Credit Programs Create Little Payoff
February 2023 Debunked: 25 Major Studies Showing Corporate Handouts Do Not Work
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