When it comes to film subsidies in New Mexico, the Rio Grande Foundation is about the only organization that publicly, clearly stands in opposition. Some even wonder if our position is legitimate given that it is such a “minority” viewpoint.
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Ironically, outside of New Mexico, there is relatively widespread agreement that film subsidies are poor public policy. The following links are just some of the reports generated in recent years in opposition to film subsidies.
University Journal
Rutgers Journal of Law & Policy
Legislative Agency
North Carolina General Assembly
From the left:
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Columnist Michael Kinsley
Gerry Bradley, New Mexico Voices for Children
Louisiana Budget Project
Right:
Heartland Institute
Tax Foundation
Mackinac Center (Michigan)
I think the studies done by the State of Massachusetts are still considered to be the gold standard. The MA reports detail how the majority of well paying jobs in the film industry go to itinerant non residents with most of the low paying jobs going to the locals.
http://www.mass.gov/dor/tax-professionals/news-and-reports/other-reports/massachusetts-film-industry-tax-incentive-report/
Yes, that is another good one. There are so many and all of the ones with respectable methodology come to the same conclusion. Unfortunately, that puts them (and me) in a distinct minority in New Mexico.