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Re:Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters sit... by admax88q on Friday February 08, 2019 @02:10PM (#19117627)
> why shouldn't they get a tax credit for spending money to improve the local infrastructure

Amazon isn't going to be building public schools, roads, or transportation. Their presence will increase demand for those things

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Re:Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters sit... by ConcernedCoder on Friday February 08, 2019 @03:10PM (#19118189)
I disagree, 25,000 employees being taxed on avg. pay of 150k/year will most certainly be "building public schools, roads, or transportation"
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Re:Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters sit... by admax88q on Saturday February 09, 2019 @10:11AM (#19122639)
Those people are going to be working anyways, there is a labour shortage. NYC got played.
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