<blockquote>But in the matter of industry-specific or firm-specific tax benefits of the sort extended to Carrier in Indiana, they do not have a leg to stand on. These are straight-up corporate welfare, ethically and fiscally indistinguishable from shipping containers full of $100 bills.</blockquote>
Via <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442665/trump-carrier-bailout-economically-unsound">Trump Carrier Bailout – Economically Unsound | National Review</a>.
<blockquote>For Carrier’s accountant, any pecuniary benefit will do. So far as the bottom line is concerned, a $7 million tax credit is the same as a $7 million check or $7 million in Apple stock or $7 million in gold. It’s all +$7 million on the line where you want it.</blockquote>