"Stlhd- You don't get it and I totally disagree with your principles. However, I do realize that there are way more of YOU in this state than there are of me. Like it or not the path that we are on now is the path that we will remain on."

How much is one job worth to the taxpayer? If you are Charleston it is worth $118,421 and that's for starters. You seem to be one of those with the mind set that those poor businesses are only providing a service to the taxpayer and shouldn't have to pay any tax. I'm of the other mind set where it should be federal law that no public tax dollars can fund a private enterprise. Otherwise you get what it is....blackmail.
As a business owner did you know the playing field going in? Did you know you had to pay taxes and unemployment insurance and such? If you can no longer afford to play then get out but don't whine to me you cry baby.

"This is captialism. It's free market economics. What exactly are you saying they did wrong? "

Didn't say they did anything wrong just saying that's where I think the big win is from Boeing's perspective. It's perfectly normal these day's to threaten to pull the plug on a city or state unless you are given concessions. What i don't like is our city or state not getting iron clad gaurantees in return. If they had done that the first go around we wouldn't be talking about SC.