“People may like the 800 jobs promised by the Pratt & Whitney deal and so don’t care that it was transacted so discreetly, but now that this precedent has been set, will there be future deals made without taxpayers’ knowledge and input during the negotiations?”
“There are other options for providing economic betterment to the people of our region, ones that are not complicit in death and destruction.”
“’Economic development’ is a proven strategy of neoliberalism, getting people to feel grateful for a small payoff in jobs after their wealth and prosperity have been stolen by austerity policies.”
“And we sure do not need to spend tax dollars to subsidize this Raytheon plant.”
“Couldn’t we wait for something like a company making turbines for windmills and tidal power or offer incentives to aid sustainable businesses instead?”
“Some of us are concerned, however, that we never knew whom this new manufacturer would be.”
