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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

Notch another victory for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The freshman Democratic representative celebrated online retailer Amazon’s decision Thursday to scrap its plans to build a new headquarters in her New York City district.

“I think it’s incredible,” Ocasio-Cortez responded when asked to comment on Amazon’s about-face. “It shows that everyday Americans still have the power to organize and fight for their communities and they can have more say in this country than richest man in the world.”

Earlier Thursday, the company announced it was reversing the plan, announced in November, to build new East Coast headquarters buildings in New York City and in Arlington, Virginia. The Virginia part of the plan will go ahead. The company said it would not look for a new location to replace the cancelled $2.5 billion project.

"After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens,” Amazon spokeswoman Jodi Seth said in a statement.

Ocasio-Cortez was one of the leaders of the fight against the proposed deal, largely over the $3 billion in tax breaks the city and state promised the company.

New York’s chronic shortage of housing and the overburdened mass transit system were also cited by opponents.

The deal would have meant an estimated 25,000 new jobs for the city.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: New York; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: 247aoc; amazon; anotheraocthread; aoc; bezos; dopeydems; hq2; jeffbezos; nyc; ocasiocortez; rentfree; rentfreeonfr
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To: ExTexasRedhead

‘Rat voters are already a small minority of legally eligible voters. But the party has a lock on the roughly 8 million to 12 million illegal voters. Add to that another 5 million or so totally made-up votes from the urban hell holes the rats dominate.


21 posted on 02/14/2019 2:03:04 PM PST by GodAndCountryFirst
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To: Mariner
So she chases away jobs and she celebrates??

RIGHT!!!!!!!!

22 posted on 02/14/2019 2:03:34 PM PST by ducttape45 ("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
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To: Mariner

While I despise AOC and the rest of the Democrats, it sickens me to watch so many of our politicians bend over backwards to kiss the azz of corporate behemoths like Amazon and their CEO’s when it comes to trying to score corporate moves/expansions into our hometowns. Those politicians hand EVERYTHING to these corporations while shafting the rest of us citizens into footing an outsized portion of the tax bill.

Why shouldn’t companies like Amazon be FORCED to pay taxes like the rest of us?

This is the 2nd year in a row that AMAZON has not paid ANYTHING in taxes - all while treating their workers like crap.

The GOP simply cannot continue to keep turning a blind eye to this if it wants to remain competitive in elections. Ive seen too many friends and coworkers vote Democrat despite their reservations simply because the GOP has a habit of giving these corporations whatever they want.


23 posted on 02/14/2019 2:03:47 PM PST by jhastey
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To: Mariner

Workers unite! We must support the champion of the worker who blew off 25,000 jobs.


24 posted on 02/14/2019 2:04:08 PM PST by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: Mariner

Agree, but hell, she’s entitled. Former bartender makes good!

Just imagine being one of the rank and file Democrats who have sat patiently and done the Party’s bidding to get desireable committee assignments, preferential medial treatment, etc.

They are seething...

Be sure to remind them of GND and force them to take a position on it.


25 posted on 02/14/2019 2:04:12 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: manc

So she celebrates that there will be less jobs , and less tax revenue!!!!

Am I missing something here or does she sound off the chart nuts
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she thinks the government can pay people who are unwilling to work so why bother with a job?


26 posted on 02/14/2019 2:04:23 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: faithhopecharity

Easy for you to say. What about the unemployed and under employed in NYC? More welfare I guess.


27 posted on 02/14/2019 2:04:49 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: faithhopecharity

No they weren’t - the subsidies are “fake money” and the state and city would’ve seen an immediate and long term cash influx.

If amazon signed on the city didn’t lose money - it just didn’t gain certain money AT FIRST - later it could tax the heck out of Amazon.

But with Amazon not going there the city doesn’t get any jobs at all.

That’s why socialist deblasio supported it.


28 posted on 02/14/2019 2:04:57 PM PST by Skywise
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To: Skywise

OK so it is not just me how stupid she is when it comes to economics.


29 posted on 02/14/2019 2:05:15 PM PST by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: Mariner

MOVE IT TO BUFFALO, BEZOS!!!

COST OF LABOR AND HOUSING IS 50% LESS

AND YOU GET TO ENJOY ALL 4 SEASONS! (EXACTLY 3 MONTHS OF EACH)


30 posted on 02/14/2019 2:05:56 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: Mariner
Frankly I am against these Andrew Cuomo era deals that try to lure high profile businesses at the expense of the taxpayer and other businesses that are already operating in the state. This is a MAJOR loss for Cuomo. And that pleases me. Still, AOC is against any business enterprise, so, yes, she is indeed an imbecile.
31 posted on 02/14/2019 2:06:03 PM PST by fhayek
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To: Mariner

Bezos the Butthead still sure his biggest problem is the National Inquirer and Trump?


32 posted on 02/14/2019 2:06:26 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: manc

Economics is one step above political science in the education scale.


33 posted on 02/14/2019 2:07:35 PM PST by Skywise
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To: manc

She’s nuttier than a Stuckey’s log.


34 posted on 02/14/2019 2:07:39 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Mariner

Amazon please expand your presence in Eastern Tennessee or North Georgia. We love you and love your jobs! The only question left is whether we should give aid to New York and California after they adopt Venezuala’s economic model.


35 posted on 02/14/2019 2:08:12 PM PST by 2nd Amendment
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To: Steely Tom

Ocasio-Cortez: Yeah! 25,000 new jobs gone! yeah!
Does victory dance.....


36 posted on 02/14/2019 2:10:11 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: samtheman

“This should be a MAJOR, MAJOR component of the GOP campaign ads of 2020.

MAJOR.”

The Republicans have had scores of these “MAJOR” campaign issues over the years and decades, but have failed to use them to their obvious advantage. They won’t even step in to stop an obvious soft coup on a duly elected President!

No reason to think next time will be different.


37 posted on 02/14/2019 2:10:34 PM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: ArGee

NY could try some tax reform and corruption control first.


38 posted on 02/14/2019 2:14:52 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: Mariner

in the urban dictionary the term , ‘cut off your nose despite your face’ will have a picture of AOC beside it.
I don’t agree with Bribing Amazon, however. but there are other ways to skin a cat.


39 posted on 02/14/2019 2:15:41 PM PST by griswold3 (Just another unlicensed nonconformist in a dangerous Liberal world.)
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To: Mr. K

3 months of winter in Buffalo? What are you smoking? It snows from October to April. I know, I have 6 decades of experience. New York state politics is awful, but John Denver was wrong. It is not West Virginia, but Buffalo that is almost heaven. Winters and all. People who have not spent time here will never understand.


40 posted on 02/14/2019 2:15:45 PM PST by fhayek
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