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Re:Amazon HQ2 finalists should refuse tax breaks, say nearly... by creaghpatr on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @12:00PM (#16275324)
I'm a little concerned that Atlanta pols are already leveraging Amazon as a form of coercion to influence social policies...at least wait until after we're chosen?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-get-anything-done-georgia-po...

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Re:Amazon HQ2 finalists should refuse tax breaks, say nearly... by rexaliquid on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @01:55PM (#16276450)
Amazon is not the only large company that objects to apparently discriminatory legislation. Just look at Indiana or North Carolina for examples.

It's the market that is influencing social policies, politicians are just responding to that.

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