Corporate Welfare a Continual Failure
Time for government to focus on the basics
Time for government to focus on the basics. … more
Films or Potholes?
Cost of film subsidy program would repair over 5 million potholes
Hollywood corporate welfare could be used to fix roads. … more
Stop Giving Tax Dollars to Hollywood
Corporate welfare for movies is "economically foolish." … more
Why Film Subsidies Must Go
Independent studies show Hollywood corporate welfare a bust
Independent studies show Hollywood corporate welfare a bust. … more
House Budget Puts Roads Above Film Subsidies
Some Republicans protecting Big Hollywood corporate welfare
But some Republicans want to protect corporate welfare. … more
Paul Williams RIP
Rock journalist made it on is own, with no subsidies. … more
Higher Scrutiny of Government 'Investments'
Mascoma pulls IPO, questionable subsidies remain. … more
Center Analyst Discusses Film Subsidies
Jarrett Skorup on FOX2 Detroit Sunday. … more
'Transformers 4' Taking $20M from Taxpayers
Last "Transformers" movie made $1.1 billion. … more
A Look Behind the Curtain
Center analysis exposes fallacies of Oz subsidies. … more
Media Ignores Costs In Film Coverage
Lawmakers exchange bad policy for Hollywood glitz
Lawmakers exchange bad policy for Hollywood glitz. … more
Michigan Gets Flying Monkeys for $40 Million
"Oz" defends its own corporate welfare while slamming others. … more
Michigan Taxpayers Already Paid for 'Oz'
Film costs state taxpayers almost $9 each
Disney gets $40 million subsidy; has $4.8 billion profit. … more
Time to 'Sequester' Arts Subsidies
Let people keep their own money, choose their own art. … more
Long Live Rock: Technology Throws a Lifeline
The market, not subsidies, helps music evolve. … more
Government Funding of 'Scientific' Research
Lots of benefits for politicians, little for taxpayers. … more
On Breughel and Brussels Sprouts
Why public funding for the arts, or food, is still a bad idea. … more
The Common Ploy for More Funding
Universities want even more tax dollars. … more
Ethanol Subsidies Costly, Damaging
Walker commentary in Lansing State Journal Sunday. … more
Terrible Track Record
Government's 'green' venture capitalism experiment a failure.
Government's "green" venture caplitalism experiment a failure. … more
Skorup Cited in Wall Street Journal
Taxpayers shouldn't fund sports stadiums
Taxpayers shouldn't fund sports stadiums. … more
Taxpayer-Funded Stadiums a Lose-Lose Proposition
If Ilitch wants new home for Red Wings, he should pay for it. … more
LaFaive: Put Subsidies for Detroit Red Wings on Ice
Taxpayers should not be forced to support stadiums, arenas. … more
The 'Pro Big Business' Myth Put to Rest
Center a lone voice against corporate welfare for 25 years. … more
Prop 3 Can't Change the Laws of Economics
No matter how badly supporters want to think it can
No matter how badly supporters want to think it can. … more
Another One: Stimulus-Backed Battery Company Workers With No Work To Do — Playing Cards, Watching Movies, Reading Magazines
LG Chem joins the growing list of 'green' failures
LG Chem workers "have nothing to do." … more
Legislators Propose More Corporate Welfare
Picking winners and losers; mostly losers. … more

MEDC Removes Video of Obama, Top Dems Praising Failed Battery Company
YouTube promotion showed Obama, Granholm, Levin and Stabenow promising thousands of jobs
A123 had been touted by President Obama, Gov. Granholm. … more
Wind Subsidies Upon Mandates Upon Subsidies
Ad Infinitum, Ad Absurdum
Maybe politicians should just let the market sort it out. … more
Prop 3’s Renewable Energy Standard Could Cost Michigan 10,540 Jobs, According to New Mackinac Center-Beacon Hill Institute Study
Study considers investment and costs of the ‘25 x 25’ proposal; effect of current 10 percent standard also estimated
Economic Development a Campaign Tool
Subsidies help politicians look like they're "doing something." … more
Film Subsidy Money Has to Come From Somewhere
Actress's defense a case study for why movie program is an economic failure
It's like "feeding sparrows through a horse." … more
Lessons from Allen Park
City's foray into film subsidies misguided, costly. … more
GOP Budget Spends More on Film Subsidies
Picking Hollywood over taxpayers
Republicans want to keep giving your money to Hollywood. … more
Occupy to Protest Mackinac Center
Group sends mixed message with its words, actions. … more
Corporate Welfare Backers Change Tune
Subsidies now about "groundwork" after jobs fail to materialize. … more
Michigan's Job Loss Apocalypse Averted!
No thanks to the 'Department of Corporate Welfare.'
No thanks to the "Department of Corporate Welfare." … more
'Free' College Tuition Plan Questioned
Jobs attract graduates, not vice versa. … more
Movie Reviews
Media fails to report on film subsidies funded by taxpayers. … more
Flashy Projects Flash Back
It didn't have to come to this for Detroit
It didn't have to come to this for Detroit. … more
Same Old Story on Energy Policy
Politicians show continued folly of central planning
Politicians show continued folly of central planning. … more
Pfizer Story Cited
CapCon story forms basis for entire AnnArbor.com posting. … more
CapCon Coverage Gets National Media Attention
Story on A123 cited in Washington Examiner. … more
Center Cited in National Review
CapCon story on A123 battery maker draws national attention. … more













