But they'd provide the jobs without the subsidies because they have to run their business somewhere. The only reason it can be argued to "create jobs" is because they provided the sweetest bribe instead of actually being the best city to locate. Why not just outlaw such bribes, and then governments won't have to endure the problems of a prisoner's dilemma.
And let's cut the bullshit, the companies are getting a better deal than the workers already, so "jobs" as an argument can fuck right off.
I'll stop telling the DNC what to do when at least one of two things happens:
1. They stop taking tax dollars from me to fund their party
2. We adopt an electoral system that practically allows for more than two parties.
Until then, they should be treated as a de facto part of the government, and should be criticized as such.
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. -- A.H. Weiler