re: Will: Trump's Carrier deal is the opposite of conservatism

It's exactly the same, just at the state level. Louisiana does the same thing with film and solar tax credits as well as new industrial developments. The income tax and corporate tax here is fairly high as are the industrial property taxes. So, businesses come and have to bribe local and state officials to get concessions in order to make their projects economical and get the proper permits. This adversarial system has caused many companies to refuse to jump through the hoops and open in Texas or Alabama instead.

If we were to reform the taxes for everyone, then none of these businesses would be leaving. They would he coming in droves. If you have to pay businesses to employ people, the state will never get its money back, and firms will take advantage of governments to get a handout.

Right. It isn't either or. Indiana can act now to retain Carrier and then we can improve the climate so that we don't lose anyone else. Now that our government is actually interested in creating jobs rather than remaking the country socially, I imagine we can start doing macro things that will help.

I've been telling you clowns for years that you weren't conservative, and all it has taken is a tv character to make you all finally agree with me.

The people who for eight years decried liberals for deifying the candidate they elected President have turned out to be liberals who deify the candidate they have elected President.