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Monday, August 08, 2005

A jobs-for-tax-breaks switcheroo?

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Every year, states and cities hand out $50 billion in tax breaks to companies in a battle to lure new jobs. But in a new book, author Greg LeRoy says that job creation is a myth. He talks to Scott Jagow. (photo Robert Sullivan © Getty Images)

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