The 2010 Senate analysis is a through and comprehensive analysis of the program, which it finds to be very costly and not particularly efficient. You should read that report, as it contains far more “actual numbers and actual facts” than almost any other credible report, and way way more than the EY report the other article discussed. What was lacking in the so-called positive article you like, however, were the other findings in the EY report–that it does not come close to paying for itself, and most (well over half) of the compensation and wages that qualified under the incentive went to out of state talent and businesses.

You may also want to read that report in the entirety. Final point…across the board, supporters of film incentive programs are the ones who have to rely on anecdotal spin, because they don’t have any solid or credible data they can rely on to support their claims. The other side does. I wish I could tell you that the film incentive was a good idea or that it was sensible public policy, but that is simply not the case. Film incentive supporters are wrong about the efficacy of these programs, and it is time for them to accept it. Keeping their heads in the sand is unacceptable when schools are closing and police and fire fighters lose their jobs and see resources dwindle. If you want to work in Hollywood, move to Hollywood.