John Mozena
@johnmoz.bsky.social
Working for economic development transparency & accountability at the Center for Economic Accountability - @accountableecon.bsky.social. Senior Fellow, Reason Foundation. Opinions=mine. #DCTID
ngl, I was expecting The Undertaker.
So we had the lights go out during a 2 point conversion and now they go out in the middle of a drive for Michigan hoops
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ngl, I was expecting The Undertaker.
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Get excited for Episode 132 of the Free the Economy podcast, "Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protections with @johnmoz.bsky.social." (Interview starts ~ 7:45)
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Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protections with John Mozena - Free The Economy
This week we cover Trump tariffs, Obama’s endorsement of housing abundance, and why the green energy industry needs more market discipline. Our interview this week is with John Mozena, president of th...
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July 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Get excited for Episode 132 of the Free the Economy podcast, "Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protections with @johnmoz.bsky.social." (Interview starts ~ 7:45)
www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...
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The world of responsible investing has taken a hit recently, but one principle that shouldn't be controversial is "No welfare for billionaires." See the new study from @johnmoz.bsky.social and myself on why companies should swear off taxpayer giveaways and special deals: cei.org/publication/...
Corporate Social Irresponsibility - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Executive summary State and municipal governments across America are engaged in a massive transfer of public resources to private corporate interests in the name of economic development. However, the ...
cei.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The world of responsible investing has taken a hit recently, but one principle that shouldn't be controversial is "No welfare for billionaires." See the new study from @johnmoz.bsky.social and myself on why companies should swear off taxpayer giveaways and special deals: cei.org/publication/...
I, for one, am SHOCKED that a consulting firm part-owned by Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys and Hank Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees would be anything but scrupulously rigorous in its assessment of the economic impact of professional sports teams on their communities.
Suppose I attend a conference in Denver, get a hotel room, and eat a Subway. Acc to CSL, the Subway gets to count my conf fees, room fees/taxes as econ imp. And so can the conf and the hotel. So now all my spending gets counted x3. Please stop being terrible at thinking
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June 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I, for one, am SHOCKED that a consulting firm part-owned by Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys and Hank Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees would be anything but scrupulously rigorous in its assessment of the economic impact of professional sports teams on their communities.
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In the last two years, Twitter/X data center was exempt from paying $12 million in property taxes in Hillsboro. This money, if paid, would go to support public services, like the local fire department which fire fighters, despite everything, rushed to help.
Outages spiked on the social media site X this morning, right after a fire broke out in a data center adjoining X's facility in Hillsboro.
Fire breaks out at Hillsboro data center
A report indicated social media site X leases space in the facility.
www.oregonlive.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In the last two years, Twitter/X data center was exempt from paying $12 million in property taxes in Hillsboro. This money, if paid, would go to support public services, like the local fire department which fire fighters, despite everything, rushed to help.
Forget the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix, I had the best motorsports experience this weekend.
May 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Forget the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix, I had the best motorsports experience this weekend.
@edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social Crushed to miss @channel6.bsky.social visit to Ann Arbor this year; son got me & my wife tickets to Devo show that night for our anniversary. Apologies in advance if any questions about Japanese aircraft carriers and/or GMAC Cash go unanswered. Go Blue.
May 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
@edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social Crushed to miss @channel6.bsky.social visit to Ann Arbor this year; son got me & my wife tickets to Devo show that night for our anniversary. Apologies in advance if any questions about Japanese aircraft carriers and/or GMAC Cash go unanswered. Go Blue.
Subsidizing stadiums is always dumb, but writing teams a blank check in a time of incredible economic uncertainty after voters already rejected a previous proposal is a special kind of Big Dumb.
The Missouri House has gaveled to order. We're expecting a debate on a funding package for the Chiefs and Royals. @kacen.bsky.social is at the Capitol.
Here's our story this AM
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Here's our story this AM
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Missouri governor rolls out plan to keep Chiefs, Royals. Here’s what’s included
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe personally pitched lawmakers on a proposal to keep the teams in the state.
www.kansascity.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Subsidizing stadiums is always dumb, but writing teams a blank check in a time of incredible economic uncertainty after voters already rejected a previous proposal is a special kind of Big Dumb.
Figured it out: Stephen Miller is what would have happened if Pauly Shore had gotten sorted into Slytherin.
May 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Figured it out: Stephen Miller is what would have happened if Pauly Shore had gotten sorted into Slytherin.
No, free(r) trade, especially NAFTA, did not kill American manufacturing employment. Manufacturing as a share of the U.S. workforce had been falling steadily for decades when NAFTA was signed in 1992, and it kept falling steadily afterward.
April 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
No, free(r) trade, especially NAFTA, did not kill American manufacturing employment. Manufacturing as a share of the U.S. workforce had been falling steadily for decades when NAFTA was signed in 1992, and it kept falling steadily afterward.
Jeff Bezos loves free markets, but does he love them enough to end Amazon’s addiction to corporate welfare?
Will Amazon choose free markets or corporate welfare?
Will Jeff Bezos put his money where his mouth is and end his company's participation in economic development subsidies?
reason.org
April 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Jeff Bezos loves free markets, but does he love them enough to end Amazon’s addiction to corporate welfare?
Caught strays in New Years Eve @cardsagainsthumanity.com
January 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Caught strays in New Years Eve @cardsagainsthumanity.com
I didn’t realize Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve was going to be open-casket.
January 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I didn’t realize Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve was going to be open-casket.
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Charlotte's $650 million in subsidized renovations for privately owned Bank of America Stadium wins our Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year Award for 2024. Cost, poor transparency, bad ROI arguments and a partner's past history all played a role. economicaccountability.org/2024/12/30/c...
Charlotte’s Football Stadium Renovations Named 2024’s “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year” by The Center for Economic Accountability
December 30, 2024 – The Center for Economic Accountability has given its “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year Award” for 2024 to Charlotte, N.C.’s city government for its deal to spend $650…
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December 30, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Charlotte's $650 million in subsidized renovations for privately owned Bank of America Stadium wins our Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year Award for 2024. Cost, poor transparency, bad ROI arguments and a partner's past history all played a role. economicaccountability.org/2024/12/30/c...
My car tire looks like a Mille Bornes card
December 28, 2024 at 6:30 PM
My car tire looks like a Mille Bornes card
There's bad economic development policy, really bad economic development policy, REALLY REALLY bad economic development policy, and then there's my home state of Michigan:
December 12, 2024 at 8:33 PM
There's bad economic development policy, really bad economic development policy, REALLY REALLY bad economic development policy, and then there's my home state of Michigan:
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“If there are flaws in the system, the last thing the governor should be doing is pushing forward to kill people before those flaws are fixed,” said Nicholas Sarwark, executive director of the Libertarian Policy Institute.
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Critics call on Hobbs to complete 'independent' death penalty review
A diverse collection of groups from across the political spectrum are calling on Gov. Katie Hobbs to complete an independent review of how the state carries out executions.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:33 AM
“If there are flaws in the system, the last thing the governor should be doing is pushing forward to kill people before those flaws are fixed,” said Nicholas Sarwark, executive director of the Libertarian Policy Institute.
www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
Some good news: At 4 pm today, the agenda for tomorrow's MI Senate Economic Development committee meeting was revised to remove the film subsidy bills. I'm hearing there's enough bipartisan opposition to make Senate passage unlikely...for now at least. Hooray!
Hollywood sequels suck, especially this one. Like Jason from a grave, Palpatine from a clone tank or Mickey Rourke from rehab, film subsidies are making an attempted comeback in Michigan thanks to legislation from @senpolehanki.bsky.social, @jeremymoss.bsky.social & @erikageiss.bsky.social. #mileg
a close up of a person wearing a jason voorhees helmet in the dark .
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December 11, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Some good news: At 4 pm today, the agenda for tomorrow's MI Senate Economic Development committee meeting was revised to remove the film subsidy bills. I'm hearing there's enough bipartisan opposition to make Senate passage unlikely...for now at least. Hooray!
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Stadiums don’t have to be a drain on taxpayer dollars − 4 lessons from St. Louis theconversation.com/stadiums-don... #STL #stadiums #moleg
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Stadiums don’t have to be a drain on taxpayer dollars − 4 lessons from St. Louis
The newest stadium in St. Louis is a case study in ‘patient capital.’
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December 11, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Stadiums don’t have to be a drain on taxpayer dollars − 4 lessons from St. Louis theconversation.com/stadiums-don... #STL #stadiums #moleg
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Hollywood sequels suck, especially this one. Like Jason from a grave, Palpatine from a clone tank or Mickey Rourke from rehab, film subsidies are making an attempted comeback in Michigan thanks to legislation from @senpolehanki.bsky.social, @jeremymoss.bsky.social & @erikageiss.bsky.social. #mileg
a close up of a person wearing a jason voorhees helmet in the dark .
ALT: a close up of a person wearing a jason voorhees helmet in the dark .
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Hollywood sequels suck, especially this one. Like Jason from a grave, Palpatine from a clone tank or Mickey Rourke from rehab, film subsidies are making an attempted comeback in Michigan thanks to legislation from @senpolehanki.bsky.social, @jeremymoss.bsky.social & @erikageiss.bsky.social. #mileg
Worse game plan: Ryan Day or Yoon Suk Yeol?
December 3, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Worse game plan: Ryan Day or Yoon Suk Yeol?
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
Since 2018, we've scoured the country to identify the Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year. Nominations are open for this year's award, tell us below what 2024 boondoggle you think should win this coveted(?) honor and why.
Learn more: economicaccountability.org/worstdealoft...
Learn more: economicaccountability.org/worstdealoft...
The Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year Award
There are a lot of terrible economic development development deals made by state and municipal governments every year. One has to stand out as the worst. It seems like every day has some new announ…
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December 3, 2024 at 7:01 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
Supply and demand works for housing, and if a city lets people build more places to live it will cost less to live there. For Midwestern cities (and other places) that are trying to fight off stagnation and decline, legalizing new housing is an economic development cheat code.
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 3, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Supply and demand works for housing, and if a city lets people build more places to live it will cost less to live there. For Midwestern cities (and other places) that are trying to fight off stagnation and decline, legalizing new housing is an economic development cheat code.
Just in case anyone in Detroit thought that Dan Gilbert was only willing to screw the people of *our* city in the pursuit of taxpayer-funded profits.
And this isn't likely to be the end of it: There's another ask for another $30m in potential Gateway spending around the corner, and unless construction costs come down or Clevelanders start smoking more, likely more budget gaps to fill beyond that.
Cleveland okays taking money from minority business program to give to Cavs, Guardians
The Cleveland city council voted 13-3 last night to provide $20 million in extra funding to the Gateway Economic Development Corporation for upgrades to the Guardians stadium and Cavaliers arena. Coun...
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December 3, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Just in case anyone in Detroit thought that Dan Gilbert was only willing to screw the people of *our* city in the pursuit of taxpayer-funded profits.
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We're facing off against the combined power of big business and big government. We've got facts and data on our side, but we need your support as well. economicaccountability.org/support/
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Thank you for your interest in supporting The Center for Economic Accountability’s mission to bring transparency, accountability and free-market-based reforms to state and local economic deve…
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December 3, 2024 at 4:35 PM
We're facing off against the combined power of big business and big government. We've got facts and data on our side, but we need your support as well. economicaccountability.org/support/