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I'm sort of suspicious of most economic development projects, but the ones that encourage taxpayer-funded relocation bidding wars should be declared unconstitutional.

— Gail Collins

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The federal government needs to do a much better job of managing our resources, but the sale or transfer of our land is an extreme proposal, and I won't tolerate it.

— Ryan Zinke

There is a legitimate role for development education in the UK, but I do not believe these projects give the taxpayer value for money.

— Andrew Mitchell

I'm not a big fan of a lot of government dollars going into research and development for private enterprises... and you're not going to see the House of Representatives, I'm certain, provide a lot of money for research and development for electric vehicles.

— Ed Whitfield

Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.

— Jose Maria Aznar

Ideally, I want us to be working on things where if we're not working on them, they won't happen; companies where if we don't fund them they will not receive funding.

— Peter Thiel

I think funding risky projects is very important.

— Roderick MacKinnon

Sanctions are a bad idea.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

✗Opposing Perspectives

Let's do away with the Departments of Education, Energy Commerce, Housing and Urban Development.

— Richard Mourdock

Our government is ready to guarantee their investments for them, and then we will create tax incentives. We are interested in having all these things and with the privatization we also want to create more jobs and better conditions for the workers.

— Ibrahim Rugova

It is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil.

— John Maynard Keynes