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Re:Did New York Lose Anything with Amazon’s Rejection? It’s ... by thfuran on Friday February 15, 2019 @10:30AM (#19171638)
So if the subsidy were 95% of expected revenue, would you still support it because hey, 5% is 5%?
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Re:Did New York Lose Anything with Amazon’s Rejection? It’s ... by Eridrus on Friday February 15, 2019 @11:37AM (#19172234)
If the 5% were a true accounting of all the costs involved, yes. When it's 90% you can get away without an accurate accounting since the margins are so huge.
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Re:Did New York Lose Anything with Amazon’s Rejection? It’s ... by metalliqaz on Friday February 15, 2019 @11:58AM (#19172481)
An accounting with that accuracy just isn't possible. The OP was touching on the vast and varied social costs that are leveraged to build value for the shareholders.
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