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03153aam a2200385 i 4500 001 ECCDFF465A8C11E9A5AD3B4797128E48 003 SILO 005 20190409010115 008 181011t20192019nyu b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018041303 020 $a 1250162335 020 $a 9781250162335 035 $a (OCoLC)1077482431 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d ZVR $d UAP $d YDX $d OCLCO $d ZLM $d SILO 100 1 $a Garofalo, Pat. 245 14 $a The billionaire boondoggle : $b how our politicians let corporations and bigwigs steal our money and jobs / $c Pat Garofalo. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, $c 2019. 300 $a 278 pages ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "The first comprehensive look at how politicians let the entertainment industry bilk taxpayers, hijack public policy and hurt economic investment, starting and ending with Trump. It is widely believed, that a city in possession of a fortune must be in want of a partner who will drive economic development and thus be worth a substantial dowry of tax abatements, subsidies, and grants. These partners always prove faithless, though, especially when it comes to the entertainment industry. Never date an actor, as they say. From stadiums and movie productions to casinos and mega-malls to convention centers and hotels, cities and states have paid out billions of dollars to the world's corporate titans in an attempt to boost their economies, create new and better jobs, and lure well-known events such as the Olympics and the Super Bowl to within their borders, not to mention give officials a chance to have their pictures taken with celebrities. That Big Entertainment drives bigger economies is a myth, however, one that has nonetheless permeated every facet of policy making despite the overwhelming evidence that it results in a raw deal for the taxpaying public. In The Billionaire Boondoggle, Garofalo takes readers on a tour of publicly-subsidized corporate America to explain how that myth came to be, how much money America's elected officials throw away, and why courting Big Entertainment just courts disaster"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The Blockbuster scam : how Hollywood is ripping you off -- Have a good night's sleep on us -- "Alexa, can I have a job, please?" -- Fool's gold : why it's a waste to host the Olympics or the World Cup -- Foolish games : why lotteries and casinos are a bad bet -- The stadium swindle -- Don't go shopping for big retail -- The mythology of the corporate tax. 650 0 $a Business and politics. 650 0 $a Corporations $x Political aspects. 650 0 $a Political corruption. 650 0 $a Tax remission. 650 0 $a Subsidies. 941 $a 5 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409032931.0 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214025000.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20190524011111.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190514013730.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20190409011009.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=ECCDFF465A8C11E9A5AD3B4797128E48 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search