Commentary: Bookman: Secrecy and tax breaks pave the way for surge of unpopular data center proposals in Georgia

By: Jay Bookman

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 948

Last Updated: 3 hours, 5 minutes ago

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This year, Georgia taxpayers will spend an estimated $2.4 billion in tax breaks to subsidize construction of data centers in our state.

I have several problems with that. You might too.

First, and most obviously, that $2.4 billion could buy a lot of health insurance, or keep rural hospitals operating. It could pay a lot of teacher salaries. But leadership in this state has decided those are not good uses for …

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