tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post3971841011088043268..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Jersey SureMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-73797344653176010622011-09-18T09:58:10.224-04:002011-09-18T09:58:10.224-04:00Production tax credits are of course based on magi...Production tax credits are of course based on magical thinking about fiscal impact multipliers and that sort of thing. <a href="http://codeandculture.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/lights-cameras-corporate-welfare/" rel="nofollow">I have a post</a> where I ruminate on a radio show where a state legislator kept repeating "returned to economy seven times over" like he was saying "I do believe in fairies."<br /><br />The "Natale" person does have a point though which is that Jersey Shore got the credit as part of a generally open program. If New Jersey were to exempt shows from such a program on the basis of being uncomfortable with their content this would seem like a viewpoint-based speech regulation. Let's just hope that this controversy drives NJ to repeal the credit altogether (and perhaps engage in tax simplification more broadly).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com