Mo. senator pans proposed business incentives

Monday, August 8, 2011

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican state senator is criticizing a package of business incentives proposed by Missouri legislative leaders for an upcoming special session.

Sen. Jason Crowell, of Cape Girardeau, says the plan is a backroom deal “that is short on economic development, short on tax credit reform but long on government handouts to campaign donors and special interests.”

Crowell, who has used the filibuster in the past, says the plan must not be allowed to pass.

Crowell’s comments create a hurdle for Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. They are planning a September session for legislation creating tax breaks for international cargo shippers at the St. Louis airport, for computerized data centers and for science and technology companies.

The legislation also would scale back some existing tax credits.

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spelchek 1 year, 9 months ago

Right to Work would be a good place to start.

John 1 year, 9 months ago

Oh yeah, that's right, blame it on unions. LOL ROFL LMBO

JCLifer 1 year, 9 months ago

More corporate welfare is always a good thing. Give them more bailouts and loan forgiveness so the CEOs can make more money to invest in China.

Why don't the governor and legislators ever work on helping the people who pay the taxes? Quit helping the large corporations and giving bailouts, cash for clunkers, etc.

Where are the new JOBS that OBAMA and NIXON promised? Instead, they want to give more of our tax money to the wealthy corporations.

JCLifer 1 year, 9 months ago

Giving more money to the unions would also be stupid. Taxpayers money went to purchase General Motors to hand it over to the UAW. What stupidity is that? General Motors needed to get off its butt and stop making junk cars. Instead, the taxpayers had to buy it for the UAW to get richer.

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