John Oliver: Corporate Tax Breaks Don’t Create Jobs (Video)
The "Last Week Tonight" host takes a look at how state and local governments waste large amounts of taxpayer dollars to entice corporations, but receive very little in return.
In the video above, “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver takes a look at how state and local governments waste large amounts of taxpayer dollars to entice corporations like Amazon, but receive very little in return.
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