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Yes, that is the theoretical argument. I am not denying that there are benefits to having good corporate citizens in the community. I want them there. We need them there. I want their jobs and their paychecks and their participation in the community which can be very beneficial. Yes, there is a cost/benefit relationship to this.
Now suppose for a moment that we have a national law which prohibits any level of government from creating a situation which gives an unfair economic or operating advantage to one company over others or gives them breaks or benefits that create an uneven playing field. No local tax breaks. No incentives to move there. No tax abatements. No monetary payments. Nothing from government that creates an unfair advantage or an uneven playing field for other companies.
What would be the effect of that? Companies would locate where they think they can get good workers, where there are transportation and infrastructure advantages for them, where they feel they can do business and make money. All fifty states and every community within those 50 states would be on the same even playing field.
Now suppose for a moment that we have a national law which prohibits any level of government from creating a situation which gives an unfair economic or operating advantage to one company over others or gives them breaks or benefits that create an uneven playing field. No local tax breaks. No incentives to move there. No tax abatements. No monetary payments. Nothing from government that creates an unfair advantage or an uneven playing field for other companies.
What would be the effect of that? Companies would locate where they think they can get good workers, where there are transportation and infrastructure advantages for them, where they feel they can do business and make money. All fifty states and every community within those 50 states would be on the same even playing field.