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NJPP’s Gordon MacInnes Debates Corporate Tax Subsidies with NJBIA’s President

Listen to MacInnes debate the merits of corporate tax subsidies - and New Jersey's over-reliance on these breaks - with New Jersey Business and Industry Association president Michele Siekerka.

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Published on Jan 5, 2016 in Tax and Budget

New Jersey has approved $6.7 billion in tax breaks for corporations since January 2010, including $3.7 billion in just 2014 and 2015 alone, in a failed attempt to help the economy recover from the depths of the Great Recession.

At NJ Spotlight‘s inaugural “NJ Spotlight On Cities” conference in October, New Jersey Policy Perspective president Gordon MacInnes debated the merits of this largesse with New Jersey Business and Industry Association president Michele Siekerka in a conversation moderated by Spotlight reporter John Reitmeyer.

The news outlet recently made the audio available; it’s embedded below.

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  • Jon Whiten was formerly the Vice President for NJPP. In this role, he worked with the Board and leadership team to shape and execute NJPP's mission and strategic vision. He also led NJPP’s strategic communications efforts, managed its finances and operations, researched key economic justice issues and engaged in advocacy and outreach.

    Jon's research interests include but aren't limited to: economic development, corporate taxes, the minimum wage, working family tax credits and transportation.

    Before joining NJPP in October 2011, Jon worked for a decade as an editor, writer and entrepreneur, including as the founding editor and publisher of the Jersey City Independent. He has previously served as an editor for the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, a fact-checker for Columbia Journalism Review and an assistant editor at a community newspaper chain in Northern Virginia. His freelance work has been published in a number of national and local publications.

    Jon currently serves as the Deputy Director of State Communications at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.


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