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Message: [QUOTE="king conn, post: 4731838, member: 3160"] Again, so do we patronize.. And the companies we work for do it without tax breaks. And according to you, it is ok for us to chip in for their tax breaks. I don't know what to tell you, you may enjoy your pocket being picked, but I don't. Or maybe you don't live in CT and have any dog in the fight. Let's use that critical thinking you mention. Are you saying that place is going to disappear because we took away their tax breaks? 4,000 jobs go woosh? . Billions went into that campus to construct the digital buildings they need. Now that they are trying to to operate on a shoestring budget, they are going to move and pay that all over again for spite? There has been a worker shortage for quite some time now. Even if they did carry out a threat and moved, many of those people could be absorbed in the state economy anyway Ultimately, it's time to use the leverage. Add up the amount of money they are costing us in dollars when they easily could have placed us in a power conference by now. This isn't Ball St we are talking about. We are more worthy than half these p4 programs out there. Add who you want Big 12, just make sure UConn is one. ACC, same thing. Just be a team player, a partner while you are reeping our generosity. This is not a big ask. The fact that it has to be leveraged speaks to the evil of that conglomerate [/QUOTE]