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With the current scramble to offer Hollywood filmmakers major tax credits and incentives, it couldn't be long before there were some who started questioning how far it should go.

Lowell L. Kalapa, of Hawaii talks of his opposition to recent incentives approved by Governor Linda Lingle.

His major concern is that the advocates of the credit have argued the usual benefit that the credits will help attract new productions and make them competitive with other states in attracting those productions.

The problem is that not only do out-of-state companies get the credit, but in-state companies also.

Essentially taxpayers without any tax break will be called upon to subsidize those who claim the credit, without any benefit to themselves.

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