In the competition for Amazon’s next headquarters, cities and states have offered the company billions in tax breaks. Is this a smart investment to secure local jobs — as many politicians have argued — or a giveaway of public money to private shareholders? It's a worthwhile question here in Washington, responsible for the largest corporate tax break ever granted by a state, to the Boeing Co. in 2013. This panel of Washington leaders will debate the value of corporate tax breaks, as well as what might happen if Amazon starts asking Seattle what the city has done for it lately.

Panelists:

Drew Atkins (Moderator)

Larry Brown

Reuven Carlyle

Ron Sims

Kriss Sjoblom

Recorded live during the Crosscut Festival. Read more at http://crosscut.com/tag/crosscut-festival/