Tax incentives in Washington
Tasks
Select one of the top 5 recipients of tax incentives in Washington:
Boeing,
Microsoft,
University of Washington,
Amazon, or
Google.
After you’ve selected a company to analyze, find
at least 5 sources of information
at least 3 of the 5 sources must be published in the past 3 years (2019-today)
at least 2 of the 5 sources must be published more than 4+ years ago (2018 or earlier)
representing at least 3 different perspectives
that provide updates, analysis, and insights into the current status of tax incentives for this company.
1-page summary that addresses the following prompts:
Which sources were argued with facts and reasons? Give examples of the facts/reasons used in the source(s).
Which sources were argued with emotion and opinion? Give examples of the emotions/opinions used in the source(s).
Economics touches every aspect of human existence; therefore it is inherently emotional. Where in your sources do you see the distinction between positions based on emotional reaction and positions that are emotional, but based on facts?
If this tax incentive for this company came before a vote in the Washington state legislature, how would you want your representative to vote (to continue the incentive, or to stop it, or something else?)? Why would you want them to vote that way?
