Honorable

Governor Rick Scott

400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399

Governor Scott:

On behalf of the more than 146,000 Americans for Prosperity activists in Florida, we are writing
to oppose the placement of SB 1214 and any similar legislation which includes taxpayer-backed
incentives for professional sport or film companies on the agenda for the June 1 20, 2015
special session.

It has been shown by the States own economists that sports and film incentive spending is a
poor investment of taxpayer dollars particularly when such spending has nothing to do with
core functions of government. The highest estimate for return on investment (ROI) that the
existing film incentive tax credit program was able to produce was 43 cents on the dollar, and
the maximum ROI produced by professional sports stadium incentives was only 30 cents on the
dollar.

Both industries are glamorous and exciting and, their backers have been very effective in
persuading state and local politicians to provide lucrative giveaways to their private enterprises.
However, the core function of government is not to subsidize glamorous industries which are
competing with essential services like public safety, transportation and education for limited
taxpayer resources.

Americans for Prosperity wants to see Florida grow and continue to excel. But the best way to
encourage sustainable, meaningful growth is through policy that all Floridians can benefit from,
not just favored industries. Broad based tax cuts, such as those you proposed earlier this year,
limits to onerous regulations, and increased educational options for Floridians can do so much
more than targeted incentive programs for the well-connected film and sports industries ever
could.

It is clear that the legislature has much more important issues to resolve. Spending time on the
consideration of special carve-outs for film and sports incentives will only serve as a distraction
from the important work of passing the budget and keeping Florida moving forward.

Thank you for your thoughtful consideration.

Sincerely,




Chris Hudson
Florida State Director, Americans for Prosperity

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