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Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Stuns Himself By Agreeing With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
HuffPo ^ | November 14, 2018 | Lee Moran

Posted on 11/14/2018 6:14:04 AM PST by gattaca

“Hate to admit it but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a very good point,” the Fox News host said of her criticism of Amazon.

(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: akadeblasio; berniesanders; blindsquirrel; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; fauxnews; jeffbezos; joecrowley; newyork; newyorkcity; ocasiocortez; stoppedclock; tuckercarlson; vermont
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To: Hemingway's Ghost

At her very young age, her personality and view of the world are not yet formed completely.

She could end up a conservative with a few more years and more maturity.

Mind you, I wouldn’t count on it, but it has happened in the past.


21 posted on 11/14/2018 6:47:14 AM PST by Nothingburger
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To: Calvin Cooledge

A city Councilman came to my door to ask for my vote. I asked him about a FIFTEEEN year tax abatement they had just offered a large company to help them stay afloat. (This was during the recession (depression) in Michigan)

He said they needed it to stay in business and keep 500 people employed. I told him I didn’t disagree with the offer, but that fifteen years was sort of insane. Economic cycles come and go. In five years, they’ll either be gone or thriving. I asked why they didn’t give a five year abatement with an option for two more after a thorough financial review.

He had no answer for me. He got no vote from me.


22 posted on 11/14/2018 6:48:58 AM PST by cyclotic ( Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: gattaca

$1.7 billion!
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/13/nyregion/amazon-long-island-city.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=New+York&fbclid=IwAR2FawKRfIHxfh6Fd3sGPFaI9k3StoXNmuTvBAiE3vW0CFph5OQD1qPvA9M


23 posted on 11/14/2018 6:49:52 AM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: 1Old Pro

If Republicans would get smart and realize that people absolutely HATE corporate welfare they might find that they could start peeling votes away from some interesting places.


24 posted on 11/14/2018 6:50:06 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: gattaca
There is a big difference between giving money to attract a business and giving a tax break to entice a business to locate in a tax jurisdiction.

Givinging a tax break that will create jobs, individual and business income and, therefore, greater net tax revenue can be an all-around positive.

It is actually MORE EVIL to tax businesses than individuals because the business can just pass the tax to the consumer (citizen blames the business, not the government).

Taxes should only be applied to those things you want reduced. Working should be left alone.

25 posted on 11/14/2018 6:50:38 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (An enemy invader does not become a citizen just because he breached the ramparts!)
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To: gattaca

I must say that I’m not unhappy that Indianapolis didn’t win this lottery as it would have put a strain on our infrastructure.

I also agree with the guest in the show that one of the real reasons that Amazon chose Virginia was so they would be in a position to act as full time lobbyists in order for Bezos to get even richer.


26 posted on 11/14/2018 6:50:42 AM PST by astrodude
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To: Nothingburger
At her very young age, her personality and view of the world are not yet formed completely. She could end up a conservative with a few more years and more maturity.

She needs to be mugged a bit more by reality, probably. But given her demographics, I'd wager the powers that be make her comfortable enough never to have to make that connection, and in 10 years or so, she'll be a player for the Left on the national stage.

27 posted on 11/14/2018 6:51:06 AM PST by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: cyclotic

Pittsburgh drove really strong to the hoop to get Amazon to come here.

City and County Government have REFUSED to tell the public what exactly was offered. There are lawsuits going on over this now.

Frankly I’m glad they aren’t coming here. There are already enough techies with San Francisco Values moving to town.


28 posted on 11/14/2018 6:51:28 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: 1Old Pro

There is a difference between a tax BREAK and using tax dollars to GIVE to a company. The former is fine and doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime, it creates more revenue by creating more taxpayers via jobs. The latter is not what was offered to Amazon, unless something happened that hasn’t been publicized.

Both Marxist Barbie and Tucker are wrong.


29 posted on 11/14/2018 6:51:30 AM PST by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: gattaca
Corporate welfare is welfare. Be it tax breaks or tax money being spent on infrastructure to entice a corporation to stay or relocate. The highest and best example of using other peoples money to create wealth.

That said, corporate welfare is how the economic development game is played. All hail Amazon and Jeff Bezos for being masters of the game.

30 posted on 11/14/2018 6:52:09 AM PST by buckalfa (I was so much older then, but I'am younger than that now.)
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To: headstamp 2

Hopefully by then they will be established and it would be too costly to move


31 posted on 11/14/2018 6:53:00 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: gattaca; All
https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/5966836921001/?#sp=show-clips

Interesting conversation this morning on FOX Business' Maria in the Morning show, supporting this viewpoint .

32 posted on 11/14/2018 6:53:15 AM PST by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I live about 90 minutes north of DC. Northern Virginia is a stupid place to inject 30,000 more people.

Thankfully most of these drones are probably single so they are not bringing families too.

Traffic is already horrendous.


33 posted on 11/14/2018 6:55:10 AM PST by cyclotic ( Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: 1Old Pro

Different tax levels violates Equal Protection, and I think the Supreme Court would so decide.


34 posted on 11/14/2018 6:55:48 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: gattaca

Actually Huffington Post should be amazed that she agrees with Tucker.


35 posted on 11/14/2018 6:56:12 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: jacknyc

Amazon has lots of young hipsters, who will love the NYC social life, but would quit if they had to live in Buffalo.


36 posted on 11/14/2018 6:58:28 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: jdsteel

The city put their thumb on the scale and said your business is vastly more important than the rest of the businesses here. That is wrong. All companies should have low taxes. One industry or business shouldn’t be favored over another.


37 posted on 11/14/2018 6:58:39 AM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: jacknyc

....Why not Buffalo, or Rochester that needs jobs? That would have been a big plus to NY......


They want all of the young, H-1B visa asians...and, those people don’t want to live in Rochester or Buffalo.

In other words...this “deal” is NOT about creating jobs, for deserving Americans.

I read an article, about the overnight seller’s real estate market, that said tours for these new employees (seeking apartments) were being conducted in Mandarin.


38 posted on 11/14/2018 7:04:43 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: gattaca

I’m all for tax incentives to recruit businesses. Actual subsidies and payments though......no.


39 posted on 11/14/2018 7:05:56 AM PST by cornfedcowboy
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To: GOP Congress

Can’t say I disagree with you, on all that you stated.


40 posted on 11/14/2018 7:08:45 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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