Millions Here, Millions There, but What About the Nickles and Dimes?

Here are some facts and figures calculated about the money bouncing around by the movie industry filming in Georgia last year:

It cost the state in tax credit, wining and dining, and whatever about $800 million.

In return, the state earned $2.7 billion.

Long range earned money was calculated to be about $9.5 Billion.

Not bad, not bad.

But I hope the state has figured out a way to compensate retail businesses who has to temporarily close their doors during a on-location filming. 

I remember several years ago, I read that many mom & pop retail businesses on Auburn Avenue almost went under because the street was closed to the buyers of their merchandise.   And no one in the management of running things seemed to care.