Kasia Tarczynska
@kasia-t.bsky.social
Researcher with @goodjobsfirst.org
I will post interesting, strange, stunning, good and bad things about economic development and business subsidies.
I will post interesting, strange, stunning, good and bad things about economic development and business subsidies.
Reposted by Kasia Tarczynska
Records show that Raytheon was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants in North Carolina.
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Special Treatment Lines Defense Giant's Pockets in North Carolina
Records show that Pratt & Whitney was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants.
inkstickmedia.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Records show that Raytheon was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants in North Carolina.
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NEW: 36 states lavish tax breaks on data centers. But just 11 of those states reveal the names of the companies getting the tax breaks, fewer disclose the value of the tax breaks, and NO state provides both estimated and actual jobs created. 1-
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November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NEW: 36 states lavish tax breaks on data centers. But just 11 of those states reveal the names of the companies getting the tax breaks, fewer disclose the value of the tax breaks, and NO state provides both estimated and actual jobs created. 1-
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If a data center wants to come to you community, remember it is NOT a done deal. Community mobilization, digital organizing & grassroots education can successfully challenge even the most powerful company in the world. Tucson residents showed how to do it: goodjobsfirst.org/tucson-resid...
Tucson residents stand up to Amazon — and win. - Good Jobs First
Tucson residents stand up to Amazon — and win. - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If a data center wants to come to you community, remember it is NOT a done deal. Community mobilization, digital organizing & grassroots education can successfully challenge even the most powerful company in the world. Tucson residents showed how to do it: goodjobsfirst.org/tucson-resid...
Reposted by Kasia Tarczynska
At least 10 states already lose more than $100 million per year in tax revenue to data centers, according to @goodjobsfirst.org.
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Cloudy with a Loss of Spending Control: How Data Centers Are Endangering State Budgets - Good Jobs First
Cloudy with a Loss of Spending Control: How Data Centers Are Endangering State Budgets - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
At least 10 states already lose more than $100 million per year in tax revenue to data centers, according to @goodjobsfirst.org.
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goodjobsfirst.org/cloudy-with-...
Reposted by Kasia Tarczynska
Elon Musk's SpaceX "has received billions of dollars in federal contracts over its more than two-decade existence. But SpaceX has most likely paid little to no federal income taxes since its founding in 2002 and has privately told investors that it may never have to."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Elon Musk's SpaceX "has received billions of dollars in federal contracts over its more than two-decade existence. But SpaceX has most likely paid little to no federal income taxes since its founding in 2002 and has privately told investors that it may never have to."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
NJ created a half billion dollars manufacturing subsidy finance.yahoo.com/news/murphy-...
Murphy signs $500M tax credit bill to incentivize business, job growth
KEARNY, N.J. (PIX11) — Deep in the industrial byways of South Kearny is a longtime, family-run company. “We’ve been here for about 58 of [our] 60 years,” said Eddie Russnow, President of MAC Products....
finance.yahoo.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NJ created a half billion dollars manufacturing subsidy finance.yahoo.com/news/murphy-...
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Our globally popular database tracking corporate misconduct (Violation Tracker) now has a new way for users to interact with the data: a data visualization dashboard.
Dig around and let us know what you think:
goodjobsfirst.org/data-visuali...
Dig around and let us know what you think:
goodjobsfirst.org/data-visuali...
Data Visualization Enhances Violation Tracker - Good Jobs First
Data Visualization Enhances Violation Tracker - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our globally popular database tracking corporate misconduct (Violation Tracker) now has a new way for users to interact with the data: a data visualization dashboard.
Dig around and let us know what you think:
goodjobsfirst.org/data-visuali...
Dig around and let us know what you think:
goodjobsfirst.org/data-visuali...
#Datacenters can create air and noise pollution, use excessive amounts of water and create little economic development. To mitigate those negative effects, local organizations could negotiate community benefit agreements. Here are some ideas for demands: goodjobsfirst.org/community-be...
Community Benefit Agreements with Data Centers Can Help Mitigate Harms - Good Jobs First
Community Benefit Agreements with Data Centers Can Help Mitigate Harms - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
August 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
#Datacenters can create air and noise pollution, use excessive amounts of water and create little economic development. To mitigate those negative effects, local organizations could negotiate community benefit agreements. Here are some ideas for demands: goodjobsfirst.org/community-be...
A massive data center in #Wyoming will use 5 times MORE energy than ALL households in the state. 5 times more! And no one wants to admit it is OpenAI data center. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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August 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A massive data center in #Wyoming will use 5 times MORE energy than ALL households in the state. 5 times more! And no one wants to admit it is OpenAI data center. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Amazon breathlessly announced a $10B investment in data centers, and the governor claimed “hundreds of good-paying jobs and an economic boost to Richmond County.”
The *actual* agreement requires Amazon to invest $1 billion and create 50 jobs.
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
The *actual* agreement requires Amazon to invest $1 billion and create 50 jobs.
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
Secret data center tax breaks are a bad deal for North Carolina | Opinion
If these companies pay no sales or property taxes and hire few local workers, how will a supposed economic boom occur? | Opinion
www.newsobserver.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Amazon breathlessly announced a $10B investment in data centers, and the governor claimed “hundreds of good-paying jobs and an economic boost to Richmond County.”
The *actual* agreement requires Amazon to invest $1 billion and create 50 jobs.
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
The *actual* agreement requires Amazon to invest $1 billion and create 50 jobs.
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
“Giant corporations prefer to operate in the shadows, but Tucson is not for sale. We deserve transparency and accountability” ~ Council Member Lane Santa Cruz.
A good post on non-disclosure agreements and data centers
boondoggle.substack.com/p/the-secret...
A good post on non-disclosure agreements and data centers
boondoggle.substack.com/p/the-secret...
The Secret Cost of Data Centers
Corrupt nondisclosure agreements hide Big Tech's impact on communities.
boondoggle.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Giant corporations prefer to operate in the shadows, but Tucson is not for sale. We deserve transparency and accountability” ~ Council Member Lane Santa Cruz.
A good post on non-disclosure agreements and data centers
boondoggle.substack.com/p/the-secret...
A good post on non-disclosure agreements and data centers
boondoggle.substack.com/p/the-secret...
Wisconsin is giving Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical giant, $100 million in subsidies for expansion of its manufacturing network in the state. This will be the company's 4th megadeal.
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Press Release: Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce Incentives to Support Eli Lilly and Company’s $4 Billion Expansion in Wisconsin
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August 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wisconsin is giving Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical giant, $100 million in subsidies for expansion of its manufacturing network in the state. This will be the company's 4th megadeal.
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIG...
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIG...
This is not economic development. This is race to the bottom.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/two-...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/two-...
Two Arkansas cities chase data center ‘gold,’ but might be competing against each other
If data is the new gold, city leaders in Little Rock and Conway have grabbed their metaphorical picks and pans to join the gold rush, competing — apparently with each other — to land a $1 billion data...
www.newsfromthestates.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is not economic development. This is race to the bottom.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/two-...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/two-...
Cities give companies billions of $ in the name of “economic development. This can be a complicated process, and residents are often left in the dark about who decides about those dollars. But a town in Texas makes sure residents know where to look for the info goodjobsfirst.org/inside-amari...
Inside Amarillo, Texas’ Economic Development Deals: How the City Awards Business Subsidies - Good Jobs First
Inside Amarillo, Texas’ Economic Development Deals: How the City Awards Business Subsidies - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Cities give companies billions of $ in the name of “economic development. This can be a complicated process, and residents are often left in the dark about who decides about those dollars. But a town in Texas makes sure residents know where to look for the info goodjobsfirst.org/inside-amari...
Tesla has quietly opened a warehouse in #SC. It is safe to assume that Tesla is benefiting from property tax breaks that the industrial park where the project is located has in place. In FY '23, schools across the state lost $541M to such corporate tax breaks
www.postandcourier.com/news/elon-mu...
www.postandcourier.com/news/elon-mu...
Under the radar, Elon Musk's Tesla opens a South Carolina distribution center
Elon Musk's Tesla established a parts distribution center in SC, a state that doesn't allow its direct-to-consumer sales and has no factory repair centers.
www.postandcourier.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tesla has quietly opened a warehouse in #SC. It is safe to assume that Tesla is benefiting from property tax breaks that the industrial park where the project is located has in place. In FY '23, schools across the state lost $541M to such corporate tax breaks
www.postandcourier.com/news/elon-mu...
www.postandcourier.com/news/elon-mu...
Reposted by Kasia Tarczynska
Today, we published a new report. “Google’s Eco-failures” goes deep into the appendices of Google’s environmental report to bring you the truth about their skyrocketing emissions and speculative investments.
Read more here: noclimateresultsfound.com/report/
Read more here: noclimateresultsfound.com/report/
July 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today, we published a new report. “Google’s Eco-failures” goes deep into the appendices of Google’s environmental report to bring you the truth about their skyrocketing emissions and speculative investments.
Read more here: noclimateresultsfound.com/report/
Read more here: noclimateresultsfound.com/report/
Site selection industry wants policy makers to believe data center subsidies are good for their local economies. Do not buy into this rhetoric. Those subsidies have negative return on investments & let the wealthiest companies pay nothing in sales tax for decades.
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DATA CENTERS: State Legislation Seeks to Capitalize on Data Center Boom - Site Selection Magazine
Michigan, Kansas and West Virginia pass new legislation capitalizing on the data center boom.
siteselection.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Site selection industry wants policy makers to believe data center subsidies are good for their local economies. Do not buy into this rhetoric. Those subsidies have negative return on investments & let the wealthiest companies pay nothing in sales tax for decades.
siteselection.com/data-centers...
siteselection.com/data-centers...
One solution to this problem is, as the report outlines, strong local hiring requirements for companies receiving public money, as well as well-structured apprenticeship programs with a realistic path to employment and wage protection.
In Camden, N.J., companies receiving public subsidies hire city residents at just one-tenth the rate of non-residents—and pay them less. Our new analysis highlights a troubling and persistent pattern: cities invest in businesses, but the jobs go elsewhere.
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Billions in Subsidies, Pennies in Pay: Companies in Camden Flop Hiring Locally - Good Jobs First
Billions in Subsidies, Pennies in Pay: Companies in Camden Flop Hiring Locally - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
June 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One solution to this problem is, as the report outlines, strong local hiring requirements for companies receiving public money, as well as well-structured apprenticeship programs with a realistic path to employment and wage protection.
Wow. This $15 Billion in federal tax breaks would be on the top of billions of dollars in state and local tax breaks Meta is getting across the country for its #datacenters.
Meta will pocket $15 billion from one new tax break in Trump's budget.
That is more money than the federal government spends annually on childcare.
Trump's budget is filled with tax breaks for wealthy corporations while screwing over American families.
It's disgusting.
That is more money than the federal government spends annually on childcare.
Trump's budget is filled with tax breaks for wealthy corporations while screwing over American families.
It's disgusting.
June 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Wow. This $15 Billion in federal tax breaks would be on the top of billions of dollars in state and local tax breaks Meta is getting across the country for its #datacenters.
Reposted by Kasia Tarczynska
Venice to Bezos: "If you can rent our city for your wedding, you can afford to pay more taxes." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bezos wedding: Venice protestors claim 'enormous victory' after venue change
No Space for Bezos activist group tells BBC they are "very proud of this".
www.bbc.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Venice to Bezos: "If you can rent our city for your wedding, you can afford to pay more taxes." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Independent evaluations & audits of subsidy programs can bring more accountability to billions of $ spent by states and localities on economic development.
#Connecticut auditor just found major problems with the state $100+ million/year film subsidy program. www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article...
#Connecticut auditor just found major problems with the state $100+ million/year film subsidy program. www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article...
Audit: CT agency faulted for not justifying film tax credits
The Department of Economic and Community Development failed to justify more than $24 million in ongoing film production tax credits and underestimated the value of other initiatives, a new audit...
www.stamfordadvocate.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Independent evaluations & audits of subsidy programs can bring more accountability to billions of $ spent by states and localities on economic development.
#Connecticut auditor just found major problems with the state $100+ million/year film subsidy program. www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article...
#Connecticut auditor just found major problems with the state $100+ million/year film subsidy program. www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article...
Amazon wants a $102M tax break on a warehouse in Orange Co, NY. People say: NO! Amazon doesn't need public money, to which the corporation says it will look for other options if the "deal does not suit them." Does Amazon really feel so entitled to tax breaks? westchester.news12.com/orange-count...
Orange County residents voice mixed reactions over Amazon Warehouse and Distribution Center project in public hearing
Some expressed concern of the proposed Amazon project and its requested 20-year PILOT—or payment-in-lieu-of-taxes request.
westchester.news12.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Amazon wants a $102M tax break on a warehouse in Orange Co, NY. People say: NO! Amazon doesn't need public money, to which the corporation says it will look for other options if the "deal does not suit them." Does Amazon really feel so entitled to tax breaks? westchester.news12.com/orange-count...
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Always happy to see more states taking warehouse safety seriously! www.bnd.com/news/local/a...
After deadly Edwardsville tornado, Illinois lawmakers pass warehouse safety bill
“It’s a wonderful step forward,” said Lynn Cope, the father of one of six Amazon employees who were killed in the December 2021 tornado.
www.bnd.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Always happy to see more states taking warehouse safety seriously! www.bnd.com/news/local/a...
Amazon doesn't have to "fund" education, it just needs to pay full property taxes - taxes that pay for local schools - like every other community member does. levittownnow.com/2025/06/09/a...
Amazon Building Falls Twp. Tech Center As Part Of $20 Billion Project - LevittownNow.com
As part of a $20 billion facilities investment in Pennsylvania, Amazon will be opening a data center infrastructure for its AI and cloud computing technologies in Falls Township.
levittownnow.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Amazon doesn't have to "fund" education, it just needs to pay full property taxes - taxes that pay for local schools - like every other community member does. levittownnow.com/2025/06/09/a...
It seems to me that Amazon is running out of ideas how to justify those massive projects that pay little if any taxes and consume extreme amounts of water and power: "The investment will...support thousands more [jobs] in the Amazon Web Services data center supply chain, the company said."
Amazon to invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand cloud infrastructure reut.rs/4dTMHf3
Amazon to invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand cloud infrastructure
Amazon.com said on Monday it plans to invest at least $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand data center infrastructure, adding on to the billions of dollars the technology giant has committed to the expansion of AI technology.
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June 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It seems to me that Amazon is running out of ideas how to justify those massive projects that pay little if any taxes and consume extreme amounts of water and power: "The investment will...support thousands more [jobs] in the Amazon Web Services data center supply chain, the company said."