tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685155377705481833.post2521097561356692829..comments2023-09-22T03:17:50.469-04:00Comments on Middle Class Political Economist: Basics: Is That a Good Economic Development Deal? A Checklist UPDATEDKenneth Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05747704671007690674noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685155377705481833.post-35622846942967476172014-06-06T04:47:02.647-04:002014-06-06T04:47:02.647-04:00Jack, I'm not sure which part of your question...Jack, I'm not sure which part of your question is actually the real question. In the abstract, a locality wouldn't want to subsidize businesses at all. On the type of jobs that come, a company will typically be proposing to bring jobs that you can fill; it won't bring high-tech jobs to someplace without people who can fill them. Regardless of the skill level of the job, the more it pays the more it's worth considering for a (higher) incentive. I'm not sure if that answers your question; I hope I've been a little clearer, anyway.Kenneth Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747704671007690674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685155377705481833.post-90374029324531068752014-06-05T15:15:16.126-04:002014-06-05T15:15:16.126-04:00"wouldn't a locality want to subsidize bu..."wouldn't a locality want to subsidize businesses that would bring in jobs those unskilled laborers could fill?"<br /><br />Certainly not if training them for something that's already available would be cheaper.Odysseusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685155377705481833.post-43603849066225553982014-06-02T15:23:35.429-04:002014-06-02T15:23:35.429-04:00Re. #4: Since unemployment has hit the low-end of ...Re. #4: Since unemployment has hit the low-end of workers (unskilled labor) the hardest, wouldn't a locality want to subsidize businesses that would bring in jobs those unskilled laborers could fill?jackhttp://novatownhall.comnoreply@blogger.com