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Georgia

Cattledog

(6,338 posts) Fri Jan 10, 2020, 06:14 PM Jan 2020

State said it created 92,000 jobs and $9.5 billion in revenue.

Audit reveals only 9,130 jobs and $2.8 billion in revenue.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/film-audit/85-54fb45d2-90f0-42c7-ae89-d37457770f14

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GA film industry economic impact is a big lie. (Original Post) Cattledog Jan 2020 OP

A slight discrepency. 2naSalit Jan 2020 #1

...and most of those... UncleTomsEvilBrother Jan 2020 #2

and they STILL claim this on the news! Phentex Feb 2020 #3

(92,705 posts)

1. A slight discrepency.

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 06:17 PM

Jan 2020

(954 posts)

2. ...and most of those...

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 06:39 PM

Jan 2020

...are probably from Tyler Perry Studios.

Almost 10,000 jobs is still a pretty good number, though. It's just that it's not 92, 000.

(16,504 posts)

3. and they STILL claim this on the news!

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 06:03 PM

Feb 2020

just heard this yesterday on Channel 2 WSB. I guess the Oscars had them looking for footage to use so they dragged out those numbers again.