AFTER THE RIBBON
Five questions for the next public deal
A Localist conversation guide

1. What would happen here without the subsidy?

2. How many net local jobs, at what wages and hours?

3. How much spending is new to the region, rather than shifted from nearby businesses?

4. What is the full public cost, and who pays if revenue falls short?

5. When will actual results be published, and what happens if promises are missed?

Ask for the agreement, the independent analysis, the annual results, and the repayment protections. Separate promises, projections, actual spending, and measured outcomes.

Public money deserves a full accounting.