Evans op-ed: Let's See Who Really Is 'Gaming The System'

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By Randy Evans/Stray Thoughts Iowa Watch

http://www.iowawatch.org/2019/02/20/evans-op-ed-lets-see-who-really-is-gaming-the-system/

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Those government handouts were instrumental in persuading Amazon to choose the west end of Long Island over scores of other communities that vied for the headquarters. With its decision to not build there, Amazon presumably will reopen its search for a different location.

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But Amazon contributed zero last year in federal income taxes to help pay for the air traffic control system that Bezos’ personal jet and the company’s airplane freighters rely on. And zero for federal law enforcement that keeps Amazon employees and executives safe. And zero for our military. And zero for Medicaid health care, food stamps and housing assistance for its poorest customers.

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Most food stamp recipients in Iowa have jobs but make so little they still fall below the poverty line. It’s foolish to think someone who is able to work is going to forego a steady income or a bigger paycheck just to receive an average of $106 per month in food stamps.

Our nation would be better off if lawmakers everywhere worried less about poor people “gaming” the system and worried more about laws that allow hugely successful businesses like Amazon to be the ones actually doing the gaming.



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[Turbineguy]

1. That's why the rules are written that way.

[ZeroSomeBrains]

2. I would say don't hate the player hate the game...

But I'm gonna hate both to be honest.