VERIZON 4 BILLION ‘Government Funded Tax Break’

I begrudge no one a tax break. Is there a difference with a tax break and a “government funded tax break”?

They having to pay their taxes now?

From article-“A number of good people lost their jobs as part of company-wide layoffs, despite Verizon taking in nearly $4 billion in government funded tax breaks last year and a promise that workers will ‘share in the company’s success,’”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/verizon-media-huffpost-layoffs_us_5c48b986e4b083c46d64e85a