Saying “no” to corporate tax breaks
![The Twitter tax break cost San Francisco $55 million last year and had a negative impact on the funds available for teacher, police and firefighter healthcare benefits as well as essential city services.](https://files.pubsecalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/twitter_protest.jpg)
The Twitter tax break cost San Francisco $55 million last year and had a negative impact on the funds available for teacher, police and firefighter healthcare benefits as well as essential city services.
Two dozen police officers were called to the scene as hundreds of protestors including San Francisco Supervisors John Avalos and David Campos and city workers protested outside Twitter’s Market Street headquarters calling for an end to corporate tax breaks.
The lunchtime protest which remained peaceful throughout, was organized by the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and featured a marching band and a flock of cupids offering valentines to “techies.”
SEIU officials said the Twitter tax break cost the city around $55 million last year for Twitter alone, and argued the lost tax revenues had a negative impact on the funds available for city employee healthcare benefits and essential city services.
“As the city claims a deficit, corporations continue to get a free pass while services are being affected and unjustified healthcare costs are passed on to public and family budgets,” said Larry Bradshaw, vice president for SEIU Local 1021.