NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job

Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by woolvalley on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @06:30PM (#18455285)

So if the numbers are so small, why does it matter that this tax deal exists then.

I think most of the hate is fueled by emotional anger at the rich due to increasing inequality in the USA, even though this investment in NYC is a positive for it when you look at it rationally.

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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by airstrike on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @07:30PM (#18455716)

> why does it matter that this tax deal exists then.

He's saying the tax breaks provide create no gain for the city, but he's not disputing they're valuable to Amazon.

They're also not valuable to taxpayers, who are being forced to subsidize one company without the opportunity to voice their opinion a priori.

Finally, there's the incremental point that countless other entrepreneurs are not enjoying these same benefits. Not the biggest issue with it, but an important one nonetheless.

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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by shard972 on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @08:05PM (#18455977)

How does it help anybody outside NYC?

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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by sokoloff on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:20PM (#18456336)

To what extent should that be a major concern of NY legislators?

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