Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is Missouri’s bad idea that keeps coming back and refuses to die. TIF has had numerous negative economic effects in Missouri, and in particular in the Saint Louis area. TIF has increased government involvement in the economy, sparked abuse of eminent domain, shrunk the tax base, and made subsidies a permanent fixture of development. Furthermore, TIF has failed at its main purpose: economic growth.

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23 May 2016