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Re:Peloton to invest $400M to build its first U.S. manufactu... by sandworm101 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:02PM (#27280944)
>> How can a tax break be a net negative for the city if it creates new jobs in the city

Any time the costs to the city outweigh the benefit of getting those jobs. Industrial pollution can be a greater detriment than a handful jobs. Or the city can turn over land that would otherwise be put to other uses. Or the jobs might all be people who don't actually live in the city, saddling the city with resulting traffic/pollution issues but with no practical job benefits. I don't know or think that Peloton is going to do such things, but it is very possible for downsides to be greater than the benefit of creating jobs.

A classic example might be a distribution warehouse (not amazon, oldschool warehouse). Maybe there are five or ten people who work at the facility, but the city has to deal with a constant flow of trucks in and out. The downside of those trucks will probably be greater than the handful of jobs a warehouse may generate.

Re:Peloton to invest $400M to build its first U.S. manufactu... by baybal2 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @06:12PM (#27283387)
Where do people keep seeing "industrial pollution" in very basic, not material intensive light industry?

There are very few things in the light industry today making pollution. PCB etchants, dyes, solvents — all being actively reclaimed for decades.

Re:Peloton to invest $400M to build its first U.S. manufactu... by eigen on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @08:45PM (#27284746)
Things like Abattoirs, Textiles, and Paper Making are all considered light industry. If you've ever driven by one of these you may understand industrial pollution.
Re:Peloton to invest $400M to build its first U.S. manufactu... by baybal2 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:59AM (#27287276)
I would be very surprised if US textile mills don't reclaim their dyes when even Bangladeshi ones do.
Re:Peloton to invest $400M to build its first U.S. manufactu... by supertrope on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @07:57PM (#27284411)
Trucks burn diesel and pump exhaust into the air.
Re:Peloton to invest $400M to build its first U.S. manufactu... by baybal2 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @08:45PM (#27284743)
Trucks burning diesel stand in no rank whatsoever with steel mills, or concrete kilns.