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    Analysis defends big incentives for Boeing
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    Sanford, who philosophically opposes incentives, has said Boeing's incentives were warranted and will be more than outweighed by the benefits. "This is the largest jobs and investment announcement in South Carolina history ... Just as BMW catalyzed a now extensive automotive presence across South Carolina, we think Boeing will set off a ripple effect of high-tech manufacturing and supplier chains across the state." Robert Martin, a BEA economist, said his analysis showed Boeing's direct and indirect investment in the state over the next 15 years would top $5 billion. Full Article at Myrtle Beach Sun News
    This is the largest jobs and investment announcement in South Carolina history ... Just as BMW catalyzed a now extensive automotive presence across South Carolina, we think Boeing will set off a ripple effect of high-tech manufacturing and supplier chains across the state.
    Mark Sanford – Mark Sanford SOURCE: Myrtle Beach Sun News 3 weeks ago
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Analysis defends big incentives for Boeing
  1. We have a track record with BMW and Michelin to show that we can expect great things with Boeing and the tremendous impact they will have on our state ... The cost of the incentives is eliminated by the financial benefit. We think that most South Carolinians understand this.
    SOURCE: Myrtle Beach Sun News 3 weeks ago
  2. We aren't trying to just create discord ... We're trying to raise substantive legitimate concerns about whether politicians ought to be investing public money in economic development when it hasn't paid off and we are in such dire unemployment straits.
    SOURCE: Myrtle Beach Sun News 3 weeks ago
  3. There will be corporations that will choose to make South Carolina home that I suspect would not have were it not for this investment
    Mark Sanford – Mark Sanford SOURCE: Myrtle Beach Sun News 3 weeks ago
  4. There will be corporations that will chose to make South Carolina home that I suspect would not have were it not for this investment
    Mark Sanford – Mark Sanford SOURCE: Myrtle Beach Sun News 3 weeks ago
  5. No one should get the impression we aren't delighted Boeing is in South Carolina ... But they should come here for the right reasons, not because we pay them to do it. We contend that they'll do just fine on their own. Boeing is a successful company that doesn't need politicians to tell them how to run ...
    SOURCE: Myrtle Beach Sun News 3 weeks ago
  6. While no one can guarantee the future, we along with many others are confident that the new Boeing plant will prosper due to the hard work of our workers and the support of both our elected officials and business leaders ... We wish the Policy Council had more faith in the people of this state than outs...
    SOURCE: Myrtle Beach Sun News 3 weeks ago
  7. You'll get a good start to an aerospace cluster
    – Scott Hamilton SOURCE: Myrtle Beach Sun News 3 weeks ago

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