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Ocasio-Cortez takes a victory lap after Amazon scraps plans to build in New York
Yahoo News ^ | February 14th, 2019 | David Knowles

Posted on 02/14/2019 1:55:23 PM PST by Mariner

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To: 9YearLurker

“they will effectively price a lot of startups out of the market for local tech talent.”

Yeah, like what happened in the Bay Area.

You know, the epicenter of tech start-ups.

Something you apparently know little about.


141 posted on 02/15/2019 11:27:53 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Yeah, that must be it.


142 posted on 02/15/2019 11:46:47 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: ArGee; faithhopecharity

This was a 10% discount on a projected $30 Billion in taxes. Now New York gets zero. The $3 Billion discount was money the state would not get anyway if they didn’t locate there.

My home town of Corpus Christi in-annexes land the local refineries buy to build on so they do not pay city taxes. Of course they employee directs, contractors and vendors to the tune of 50,000 people in a town of 350,000.


143 posted on 02/15/2019 1:57:43 PM PST by El Laton Caliente (NRA Life Member)
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To: El Laton Caliente

yes. understood.

the thing is that now NYC won’t get these jobs and....
they are of a type and payscale that could help some folks get off the dole

anyways, i never understood why Amazon even considered NY... it didn’t make much sense for them given the much more attractive (business-speaking) sites

we will see where they go now... smile smile smile...


144 posted on 02/15/2019 2:23:47 PM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians arent born, they’re excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: El Laton Caliente

I see the benefits. But as one who believes in limited government, if NYC and NYS can do without $3B in taxes over the next 10 years, then cut them for all businesses, not just those with big donors to PACs at their heads.

And don’t stop at $3B, either. But that’s a different thread.


145 posted on 02/20/2019 11:32:46 AM PST by ArGee (I trust people with freedom more than I trust government with power.)
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