Use Your Political Influence to Your Advantage in the Business World
Once members of your political party hold office as mayors, a new set of tactics opens up. City policy becomes something you can point at your competitors — or at your own balance sheet.
Steer university research your way
Use the city’s funds to sponsor university research projects in the sectors where your company has most at stake.
Build civic amenities around your own property
Put community facilities near a real estate development you own. Quality of life ratings rise for your apartment buildings, and with them occupancy rates, rental income and property values.
Set the corporate profit tax rate to suit you
| Situation | Move |
|---|---|
| Competitors have the larger presence in the city | Raise the rate, and most of the burden lands on them. |
| You have the larger presence | Lower it, and most of the benefit is yours. |
Move competitors out of downtown
Relocate rival factories to the outskirts. The downtown sites they vacate are then available for your company to acquire and build retail on.
Learn More about Forced Firm RelocationPrivatize and buy
Put the government’s media firms and apartment buildings up for sale — then have your own company acquire them.