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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by Spooky23 on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @06:16PM (#18455165)
NYC needs more diversity outside of finance.

This potentially puts NYC on top for retail again. I think incentives and payments for this purpose is a meh idea, it if you’re going to do it, bet on a winner.

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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by frutiger on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:09PM (#18456286)
> NYC needs more diversity outside of finance.

The beauty of NYC is that it is not singularly focused like SF is. Media, Fashion, Finance, Tech all call NYC their home.

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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by nerdponx on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @06:26PM (#18455253)
Imagine giving $48,000 to 25,000 small business owners over 10 years instead.
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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by zjaffee on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @08:20PM (#18456062)
They already do this, the excelsior tax break among other community development incentives are available to any employer that wants to locate in long island city. Small employers are probably less effective at leveraging these things, but nothing amazon is getting isn't totally open to the public.
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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by Spooky23 on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @08:29PM (#18456115)
You can to some extent. The compliance requirements are daunting for many businesses.
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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by brown9-2 on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @08:58PM (#18456246)
retail of what?
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