Our economy is above full employment. In my opinion we should not be doing economic development at all. Without foreign workers it raises wages tremendously. With foreign workers it depresses wages and increases the tax load (more demand for social programs and increased public education costs). South Dakota is doing the second which is crushing the citizens of South Dakota.
Why is a government entity doing marketing? Shouldn't the money just be returned to the taxpayers?
GOED should remove regulatory burdens and coordinate with local governments respect public opinion. But that is harder than running ads.
Our economy is above full employment. In my opinion we should not be doing economic development at all. Without foreign workers it raises wages tremendously. With foreign workers it depresses wages and increases the tax load (more demand for social programs and increased public education costs). South Dakota is doing the second which is crushing the citizens of South Dakota.