California Extends TV Tax Credit to Animated Series for the First Time

As somebody who lives in LA I'm telling you that these credits have a positive impact on our economy, in the simple sense that they keep people employed. Hollywood has been struggling and has never fully recovered from COVID and the most recent strikes. Yeah I would also like for our tax dollars to go towards more social programs, but it's not like these tax credits are a significant percentage of the budget. The main thing that eats my tax dollars here (in the city, not the state) is the overinflated LAPD budget and their numerous court settlements > Versus paying to try and convince a company to continue working there versus a threat that they'll move to Atlanta or something I mean you're kind of downplaying the reality which is that a lot of productions really have moved to the state of Georgia and elsewhere, so the CA government is doing this to benefit Hollywood/Southern California. Again I get how on paper it feels like putting money in Disney's pocket, but that's like saying that food stamps put money in Walmart's pocket. Which they do! Food stamps are basically a Walmart/Kroger/Albertsons subsidy. But food stamps tangibly benefit real people and generate more money than they cost, as do these tax breaks

Wow, you’re completely missing the point. This *directly* benefits people who live in CA and work in the entertainment industry. Jobs have been flowing out of the state for decades. That means we either move elsewhere for work, or we’re screwed. This issue has personally affected me and changed the course of my life. I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make, but it seems selfish and in poor taste.