76 Rusty Trombones Lead The Big Parade

Nobody has followed the Iowa Film Office tax credits scandal better than the Tax Update Blog and today's post ("Economic Development, One Lawsuit At A Time") is no exception.  It's a must-read.

The only thing negative I'll say about Joe's coverage was that when the tax credits were passed by the Iowa Legislature he had no idea what an enormous scandal this would turn into.  Oh sure, he knew it wasn't smart policy.  Teasing statements such as:  "If it weren't tax season, I would spend more time pointing out just how absurd this thing is..." only hinted at the possible depth of trouble.

That's what you get for relying on a blog for news instead of some place where information has been verified, has been scrutinized by editors, has been fact-checked and proofed.

Instead, we Iowans passively listened to the local monopoly corporate newspaper, the Des Moines Register, otherwise known as Harold Hill's Rusty Trombone section leading the big parade on the issue of Film Tax Credits.  And if you couldn't hear them there's always the 110 Corn Nuts close at hand in smaller newspapers and in TV news stations around Iowa; as well as the rows and rows of virtuosos, the cream of every famous band in the Iowa Legislature!