Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation director of health and fiscal policy studies, says too many government officials treat targeted tax incentive deals like a guaranteed lottery jackpot. These comments are linked to Coletti’s report Lotteries and Economic Incentives: Governments need better tools to evaluate tax breaks.
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