Moving things around and calling it new.

From MSNBC ...

But it's not always clear how many positions are actually created, rather than just poached and shuffled around

"You don't have to be a mathematical wizard to figure out that's never going to pay for itself," said Peter Fisher, research director of the Iowa Policy Project, a think tank that has estimated the value of Von Maur's incentives at $18 million. "It's simply not economic development. You are moving a store from one place to another. It doesn't do anything to increase the economy of Johnson County."

California Gov. Jerry Brown last year eliminated tax-increment financing when he signed a bill closing 400 redevelopment agencies.

Article