The Michigan Michael Moore Subsidy

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/01/the-michigan-michael-moore-subsidy

The state of Michigan is offering Michael Moore a refundable tax credit for his film Capitalism: A Love Story. Michael LaFaive of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy writes, "This subsidy should be rejected by Moore on principle alone. Moore's acceptance of the Michigan film incentive subsidy is troubling because he has grown wealthy railing against corporations and capitalist institutions - such as Wall Street - for enriching themselves at the expense of the little guy and taxpayers....Moore - with his every-man theatrics - asks the taxpayers of Michigan to subsidize his work and by extension his life. He should not. Doing so just smells like a conflict of interest and it makes this award-winning filmmaker appear hypocritical and insensitive to the plight of Michigan's taxpayers."

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by Editor  |  Jan 29, 2010 at 8:29 am Related Topics:  Taxes receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list