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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by untog on Monday November 05, 2018 @10:39PM (#18388145)
Eh. Facebook and Google both have a lot of lobbyists in DC. You don't need to create a big HQ for that.
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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by Donald on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:01PM (#18388252)
The threat is that if DC policy makers split up Amazon, tens of thousands of people in the local area could lose employment.
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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by eigenvector on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:35PM (#18388408)
Isn't DC the only place in the continental US that has no representation in the Senate?
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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by mikeash on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:39PM (#18388420)
DC proper isn’t that big. It’s only the third most populous jurisdiction in the area. Most of these Amazon employees won’t live there.
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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by _grep_ on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:51PM (#18388463)
Yeah most will live in Virginia, where the offices will be, where the housing is cheaper, and where the public schools are better.
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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by jumelles on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @12:55AM (#18388737)
Yes. In fact Congress has direct jurisdiction over D.C.
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