CARSON CITY, NV – As Nevada lawmakers consider film tax credits, a Georgia state representative is warning against repeating what he calls a costly mistake. In an opinion piece, georgia Rep. Marvin Lim argues that film tax credits ultimately benefit large studios at the expense of everyday citizens, citing the experience in his state.
Lim points to projections that 721,000 Georgians are expected to lose health care coverage due to federal Medicaid cuts, alongside 650,000 losing Medicare and 729,000 facing food insecurity due to cuts to SNAP benefits. He contends these challenges are exacerbated by $11.1 billion in outstanding corporate subsidies owed by the state.
Despite receiving tax credits intended to foster job growth, Lim notes that Disney‘s Marvel Studios relocated production overseas “in search of cheaper labor,” leaving “tens of thousands of Georgians unemployed” even after Georgia extended those credits through 2031. He referenced a Reason article from August 21, 2025, detailing Marvel’s departure.
Lim criticizes the practice of offering tax breaks to large corporations, stating they “extract resources, providing some benefit, sure, but then casting aside thousands of people with no repercussions.” He also highlighted Sony’s blaming of the writer’s strike on union wages as a warning sign ignored by Georgia.
The representative urges Nevada to consider long-term investments in infrastructure and the arts instead of short-term tax credit fixes, framing Georgia’s experience as a “cautionary tale.”
Rep. Lim, who immigrated to Georgia from the Philippines at age 7, is a Fulbright Scholar and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and represents house District 98 in Gwinnett County.
