John Oliver slams dumb cities for giving tax breaks to Amazon and big dumb boats

There are two things you can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Unless you’re Amazon.com.

On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver slammed cities for offering absurd tax breaks to corporations in hopes that jobs will follow. Oliver focused his rage on Kentucky’s Ark Encounter, a giant replica of Noah’s ark that failed to bring real growth to the area and requires their employees sign a chastity pledge. Read more…

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