My name is Jose “Flecha” Hernandez. I am one of thousands of working families who make a living in the film and TV industry in Massachusetts as a result of the film tax incentive. If Massachusetts eliminated the film tax incentive, the production companies would take my job to a different state that did offer tax incentives.
Some people think the film tax incentive just supports Hollywood, but the reality is it supports thousands of hardworking people from Massachusetts — directly with crew jobs and indirectly through businesses like hotels, restaurants, car services, lumber yards, rental houses, coffee shops, convenience stores, gas stations, police details, caterers, churches, and the list goes on.
