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Ocasio-Cortez finds Amazon’s HQ2 in NYC ‘extremely concerning’
nypost ^ | 11/13/2018 | Natalie Musumeci

Posted on 11/13/2018 9:25:52 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Queens residents are “outraged” at Amazon’s plans to build part of its second headquarters in Long Island City, according to Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The Democratic Socialist, who cruised to victory in the midterm elections after beating Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens) in an upset primary win in June, fired off a series of tweets Monday night into Tuesday regarding the blockbuster plans.

“We’ve been getting calls and outreach from Queens residents all day about this. The community’s response? Outrage,” Ocasio-Cortez, who officially takes office in January, tweeted.

The 29-year-old went on to say: “Amazon is a billion-dollar company. The idea that it will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling and our communities need MORE investment, not less, is extremely concerning to residents here.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: amazon; cortez; hq2; nyc; oscasio
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Hey “OC”. Just pay for it. How hard is that? You need more lessons from uncle burnee or what.


21 posted on 11/13/2018 9:35:37 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH? #My2nd)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No mention of 10,000 jobs, each paying between 100k and 200k.

That’s a LOT of revenue over 20 years.

And I gar an damn tee she hasn’t heard a single negative comment from ANY resident of Queens.


22 posted on 11/13/2018 9:37:31 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We need a ton more of this young woman’s smart ideas. She should be sure to not let that meanie Nancy Pelosi try to silence her.


23 posted on 11/13/2018 9:37:47 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: ClearCase_guy

No doubt.


24 posted on 11/13/2018 9:37:54 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: akalinin

Three dozen Amazon gift cards will suddenly show up in her mailbox. She’ll tell Bezos to step it up...they’re going to share more real estate than Queens...she’s going to DC too, home of the WaPoo Bezos Blog.


25 posted on 11/13/2018 9:37:55 AM PST by ameribbean expat (Socialism is like a nude beach - - sounds great til you actually get there. -- David Burge.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I am thinking she will be a continual source of amusement.


26 posted on 11/13/2018 9:38:09 AM PST by MarMema (don't forget to stock up on dogfood)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

She’s such a ditz.


27 posted on 11/13/2018 9:38:35 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
I always wondered who is the man in the background.

Does anyone know who is and what was he job in the White House (if he was working in the WH)?


28 posted on 11/13/2018 9:38:56 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: lastchance

Mario Cuomo paid $700 million to build a solar-panel factory for Tesla in Buffalo NY, because they “promised” to hire 3000 people, or some number like that.

Of course, years later, its nowhere close to 3000 jobs, Tesla’s debt is close to junk, but no one on either side wants to talk about this money.


29 posted on 11/13/2018 9:39:16 AM PST by PGR88
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I guess she’d rather no Amazon at all than a deal with Amazon. A glass half full is no good, ma’am?

...

Reading this thread I can see that some FReepers agree with her.


30 posted on 11/13/2018 9:39:56 AM PST by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I hate to admit it, but she actually has a point about a trillion dollar corporation taking tax breaks.

Would any Republican be willing to make that point?


31 posted on 11/13/2018 9:40:12 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: ChicagoConservative27

She wants her constituents to stay unemployed and poor without opportunities. Welfare takers almost all vote Commie/D/whatever.


32 posted on 11/13/2018 9:41:22 AM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: ChicagoConservative27
The 29-year-old went on to say: “Amazon is a billion-dollar company. The idea that it will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling and our communities need MORE investment, not less, is extremely concerning to residents here.”

This is going to be fun. The new darling of the House is criticizing Amazon getting a special tax break. At the same time, Nadler the Hutt wants to subpoena the USPS to see if they were pressured by Trump to "hurt" Amazon, because Trump questions why Amazon gets a special discounted rate from the Post Office.

33 posted on 11/13/2018 9:42:04 AM PST by Flick Lives
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Has there actually been an announcement regarding the Amazon “2nd headquarters” or is everyone going off half-cocked again? I’ve been very busy so it’s possible I missed it, but to my knowledge it’s still just speculation at this point.


34 posted on 11/13/2018 9:42:28 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Should have picked Dallas, Amazon. You’ll see. Now you also have to deal with the unions up north too. What a huge mistake.


35 posted on 11/13/2018 9:42:35 AM PST by StolarStorm
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To: Mariner

Maybe it’ll be an education to the residents of Queens of what they just knee-jerk elected. And they’ll force her onto the straight and narrow.

There’s fair deals — and Donald Trump himself knows how to get them — and then there’s absurdly doctrinaire politics which cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face. I’m a consultant on a payroll systems project for a major US retailer (not Amazon), which makes it all the more obvious to me where bread is realistically buttered. What Queens ought to do is to have bidding contests between major retailers. It doesn’t have to be Amazon that wins in the end.


36 posted on 11/13/2018 9:43:11 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

wow I agree with her....some one check I think I might of caught a bad case of communism. I might need to be put down for the safety of all concerned and because if I do have it euthanasia is thee kindest thing that can be done for me.


37 posted on 11/13/2018 9:43:15 AM PST by PCPOET7
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To: PCPOET7

It ought to all be a question about negotiation of a good deal for Queens.


38 posted on 11/13/2018 9:44:18 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Has there actually been an announcement regarding the Amazon “2nd headquarters” or is everyone going off half-cocked again? I’ve been very busy so it’s possible I missed it, but to my knowledge it’s still just speculation at this point.

Amazon picked D.C. and NYC.


39 posted on 11/13/2018 9:44:46 AM PST by Flick Lives
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To: vette6387

It’s a TRILLION dollar company!!!!.........


40 posted on 11/13/2018 9:45:14 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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