Washington Journal: Federal Grants and Tax Credits
April 6, 2015
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Bill Scalan Interviews Good Jobs First Research Director Phil Mattera about Subsidy Tracker and Uncle Sam's Favorite Corporations April 6, 2015
Philip Mattera talked about his group’s report that detailed more than $68 billion in federal grants and tax credits awarded to U.S. corporations since 2000.
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Unidentified Speaker
WE LOOK AT HOW YOUR TAXPAYER MONEY IS SPENT. JOINING US FOR THE LAST 45 MINUTES ON WASHINGTON JOURNAL IS PHILIP
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Bill Scanlan
MATTERA. HE IS THE RESEARCH DIRECTOR FOR A GROUP CALLED GOOD JOBS FIRST, WITH A NEW REPORT TRACKING CORPORATIONS, HOW CORPORATIONS GET TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES AND TAX BREAKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MR. MATTERA, TELL US ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION. WHAT IS BEHIND IS? GUEST: WE ARE A NON-PROFIT, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH CENTER THAT TRADITIONALLY WORKS ON STATE AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY. AND WE CREATED A DATABASE CALLED SUBSIDY TRACKER TO COMPILE THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION
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Philip Mattera
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