Posted on 02/01/2018 5:33:52 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
Amazon has trimmed its list of potential cities for its second headquarters down to twenty. But one group of gay activists is pressuring the company to avoid some of the locations that made the cut.
The tech behemoth, currently headquartered in Seattle, launched a public search for the site of its second headquarters, or HQ2, last year. It said it would spend $50 billion on constructing the new headquarters and is expecting to hire a workforce of 50,000 people. When the company requested proposals, more than 238 cities from across North America responded.
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I wouldn’t want Amazon anywhere near where I live, or in my State. Let them move to a blue trash State and let the blue State government give them tax dollars. I don’t want them getting mine.
“My efforts have not made any difference to date, but at least I have made my stance. It’s a start ...”
Please don’t underestimate the malice of the enemy. I think the odds are very high that some people in your company have their knives out for you, and are just waiting for a chance to do you mischief.
The only reason Memphis might be in the running is it’s home to FEDX and a large UPS HUB. CRIME is the #1 negative, #2 property taxes, then again employees can still live in surrounding counties where it is less crime and lower property taxes. Only a fool lives in Memphis unless forced to working for the City Government it’s mandatory.
$50 billion? That would build a city.
What filthy rich scum. IPhones could be half the price if they would eat some of their profits. /sarc
I noticed in one such article that Austin, TX was on the no-go list, which was a head-scratcher for me. That city is Texas’ version of Seattle.
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