Comments on: NC Woos Apple With Promises of Tax Breaks http://www.taxgirl.com/nc-woos-apple-with-promises-of-tax-breaks/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Loose Change: 6/9/09 | Debt, Credit Card & Consolidation Current News Digest http://www.taxgirl.com/nc-woos-apple-with-promises-of-tax-breaks/comment-page-1/#comment-10582 Loose Change: 6/9/09 | Debt, Credit Card & Consolidation Current News Digest Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:01:48 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3464#comment-10582 [...] Lint: -How the state of North Carolina wooed Apple with taxes. Oh, and there’s iPhone news. [TaxGirl] -A fantastic, in-depth look at what Texas can teach us about healthcare. [NewYorker] -And here is [...] [...] Lint: -How the state of North Carolina wooed Apple with taxes. Oh, and there’s iPhone news. [TaxGirl] -A fantastic, in-depth look at what Texas can teach us about healthcare. [NewYorker] -And here is [...]

]]> By: Roth & Company, P.C. http://www.taxgirl.com/nc-woos-apple-with-promises-of-tax-breaks/comment-page-1/#comment-10549 Roth & Company, P.C. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:07:45 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3464#comment-10549 <strong>What Microsoft and Apple can agree on...</strong> While the Microsoft and Mac guys have their differences, they can agree on one thing: corporate welfare is fun! Microsoft,...... What Microsoft and Apple can agree on…

While the Microsoft and Mac guys have their differences, they can agree on one thing: corporate welfare is fun! Microsoft,……

]]> By: Jon Holden http://www.taxgirl.com/nc-woos-apple-with-promises-of-tax-breaks/comment-page-1/#comment-10547 Jon Holden Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:51:34 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3464#comment-10547 Great deal for Apple! Wow, it must be the aura of the shiny iPhone or the Interoffice mail commercial for the MacBook Air that has everyone mesmerized with their brand. Horrible deal for North Carolina though. Great deal for Apple! Wow, it must be the aura of the shiny iPhone or the Interoffice mail commercial for the MacBook Air that has everyone mesmerized with their brand. Horrible deal for North Carolina though.

]]> By: Rick http://www.taxgirl.com/nc-woos-apple-with-promises-of-tax-breaks/comment-page-1/#comment-10546 Rick Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:24:52 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3464#comment-10546 Did anybody in NC do the math? $300 million / 30 years is $10 million/year. Divided by 50 jobs, that is $200,000 per job, per year. Heck NC could hire hire 50 folks themselves for less money. I wish this kind of stuff was against public policy. I always feel I am paying millionares be come billionares Did anybody in NC do the math? $300 million / 30 years is $10 million/year. Divided by 50 jobs, that is $200,000 per job, per year. Heck NC could hire hire 50 folks themselves for less money.

I wish this kind of stuff was against public policy. I always feel I am paying millionares be come billionares

]]> By: terri http://www.taxgirl.com/nc-woos-apple-with-promises-of-tax-breaks/comment-page-1/#comment-10541 terri Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:13:18 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3464#comment-10541 currently a Carolina girl, I hope the deal goes through and Apple makes a home here in NC. That being said...I also hope they stick to the plan of not allowing them to build in the "rich" cities. We desperately need industry in Eastern NC where there are constantly closing businesses and major layoffs in the news....however, I have noticed in the five years I have lived here, this great state lures business in with promises of tax breaks and ease of start up and then the local town/city governments make it impossible to set up shop effectively driving those businesses back out. Even 50 new jobs is better than no new jobs and I agree that those 50 jobs can create a need for other businesses to open shop to provide basic services for the new employees. Its a ripple effect and it has potential to ripple out to smaller towns, boosting local economies. Alas it is probably just another "pipe dream". currently a Carolina girl, I hope the deal goes through and Apple makes a home here in NC. That being said…I also hope they stick to the plan of not allowing them to build in the “rich” cities. We desperately need industry in Eastern NC where there are constantly closing businesses and major layoffs in the news….however, I have noticed in the five years I have lived here, this great state lures business in with promises of tax breaks and ease of start up and then the local town/city governments make it impossible to set up shop effectively driving those businesses back out. Even 50 new jobs is better than no new jobs and I agree that those 50 jobs can create a need for other businesses to open shop to provide basic services for the new employees. Its a ripple effect and it has potential to ripple out to smaller towns, boosting local economies. Alas it is probably just another “pipe dream”.

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