Should Consumers Pay Full Freight For Retail Development?

A California city's deal with a retailer raises questions about who ultimately bears the cost.

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September 24, 2004, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The city of Oxnard has provided a loan/grant to Fry's Electronics to move into a vacant retail store. That's good news if you like sales tax, and good news if you like $11 rice cookers. But if you add up the full cost to society, it's not so cheap.

Thanks to Bill Fulton

FULL STORY: Corporate welfare for Oxnard

Thursday, September 23, 2004 in Ventura County Reporter

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