Tax Breaks for Developers: Great for Building Houses, Terrible for Building Political Careers

(Especially in Ireland)

Let’s face it: tax breaks for property developers sound like a fantastic idea—if you’re an economist, a property developer, or someone who might enjoy watching Irish politicians get beaten to death in the same manner they like to club baby seals to death in Canada. Tax breaks for property developers have long been a contentious historical issue in Irela…