Because the Goliaths bring more to the table in terms of revenue and bragging rights for politicians who can say they brought [insert high number here] jobs to

Because the Goliaths bring more to the table in terms of revenue and bragging rights for politicians who can say they brought [insert high number here] jobs to their city. I'm skeptical of these deals and not sure the math works out for the average taxpayer but I'm not surprised that cities are operating this way. From a city's perspective, why should companies of vastly different sizes, impacts, and expected lifetimes have the same leverage in terms of negotiating tax benefits today? Companies are getting the same "deal" in the sense that they will be eligible for these benefits when they bring enough to the table to make a city desperately want them. I'm not saying it's just, but creating the "same deal" for all companies is only likely to occur if it's federally enforced - otherwise there will always be cities willing to offer these incentives.