Comments on: If Washington Chose the Oscar Winners … http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/if-washington-chose-the-oscar-winners/ The latest Politics news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers including Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:23:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rick McDaniel http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/if-washington-chose-the-oscar-winners/#comment-31266010 Rick McDaniel Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:03:04 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=837364#comment-31266010 Lincoln was produced solely for the purpose of building up Obama. It was entirely political. I will attend no more movies. None. Hollywood has gone too far. Lincoln was produced solely for the purpose of building up Obama. It was entirely political.

I will attend no more movies. None. Hollywood has gone too far.

]]> By: TexBork_2013 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/if-washington-chose-the-oscar-winners/#comment-31262987 TexBork_2013 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:02:46 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=837364#comment-31262987 If DC could choose, then "Obama, The Messiah & Second Coming" would have won best picture and H would have won Best Actor, of course Shelly would take Best Actress. If DC could choose, then “Obama, The Messiah & Second Coming” would have won best picture and H would have won Best Actor, of course Shelly would take Best Actress.

]]> By: Lizzie http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/if-washington-chose-the-oscar-winners/#comment-31261697 Lizzie Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:05:33 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=837364#comment-31261697 The Hollywood crowd wants more taxes, Hypocrites. Consider a few of this year’s Oscar nominated films. According to a new report by the Government Accountability Institute, Quentin Tarantino’s controversial spaghetti Western, Django Unchained, featuring Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio has applied to receive an estimated $8.4 million in film tax credits from the State of Louisiana. Actor-director Ben Affleck and producer George Clooney’s film, Argo, received $6.21 million in tax credits from the California Film Commission. Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, featuring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones, hauled in $3.5 million in tax-free film credits. Silver Linings Playbook bagged a cool $5.6 million. Indeed, 40 states now have some form of subsidy or incentive that allow filmmakers to defray income and/or sales taxes incurred during filming. Thirteen states even offer so-called “transferrable film tax credits” that allow filmmakers to convert unused credits into cash—at taxpayer expense, of course. The Hollywood crowd wants more taxes, Hypocrites. Consider a few of this year’s Oscar nominated films. According to a new report by the Government Accountability Institute, Quentin Tarantino’s controversial spaghetti Western, Django Unchained, featuring Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio has applied to receive an estimated $8.4 million in film tax credits from the State of Louisiana. Actor-director Ben Affleck and producer George Clooney’s film, Argo, received $6.21 million in tax credits from the California Film Commission. Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, featuring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones, hauled in $3.5 million in tax-free film credits. Silver Linings Playbook bagged a cool $5.6 million.
Indeed, 40 states now have some form of subsidy or incentive that allow filmmakers to defray income and/or sales taxes incurred during filming. Thirteen states even offer so-called “transferrable film tax credits” that allow filmmakers to convert unused credits into cash—at taxpayer expense, of course.

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