Posted on 03/05/2019 8:51:23 AM PST by SeekAndFind
It’s not like they (Amazon) have no place else to go.
From the end of the article:
“The freshman Democratic congresswoman, along with other local politicians, including New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and New York State Sen. Michael Gianaris, highlighted the deal’s cost and the potentially negative impact of gentrification at a time when the city is dealing with a crumbling, underfunded subway system.
“Part of it has to do with tax breaks, but it’s not the whole story,” she told CBS News.
When asked by Bloomberg TV whether it was possible that they’d welcome Amazon back, Chakrabarti didn’t entirely close the door.
“If we can do it through a community process, if there’s a way for the community to actually engage and make their demands heard, that would have been the way to do that,” he told Bloomberg TV. “We welcome a process, we welcome having a community process, yes, but I don’t know where the talks are at this stage.”
However, when Amazon announced it was pulling out of New York on Feb. 14, the company said they were not planning to reopen the HQ2 process and would instead invest in Virginia and in Tennessee, adding: “There are a number of folks on the ground who oppose our presence. We don’t think there’s a path forward in terms of working with them over the long term.”
Having made it all about them and their demands, AOC is now the “blame face” for screwing up the Amazon NYC HQ2 deal. Amazon, along with a lot of disgruntled New Yorkers, is going to make sure she wears that label for a while.
2020 is like, next year. Think all the voters in her district that lost out on Amazon jobs will still be sore at her then?
One can only hope.
Amazon should take a long look at Newton, IOWA.
Since Maytag was there for many years, they had a good work force. Perhaps even the buildings can be rehabbed.
Whirlpool bought out Maytag & pulled every bit of production OUT of Newton.
As a lifelong bookkeeper/ accounting person, I would advise Amazon to NEVER open any facilities in NYC.
TOO MUCH TAXES & other problems.
Funny how AOC’s Mom moved to Florida out of NYC over taxes & she doesn’t think that the same reasons could apply to Amazon. HYPOCRITE to the core....==AOC.
If I were Bezos I would give her the ultimatum - resign or no Amazon.
Be careful that this is not Leftist porn cooked up between AOC and Bezos.
If AOC “rescues the deal” it would be quite a boost for whatever it is she’s up to.
Someone should mail her that T-shirt that reads, “I wish these were brains.”
Good thought - they’re sneaky enough. I think the signs that were put up in NYC were embarrassing to her. She was pretty much called an idiot in her own town.
“New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not ruled out the possibility that Amazon could reopen a negotiating process to enter New York City”
That’s might white of her. This 29 year old still has some lessons to learn. Her high school BS just cost many people billions of dollars and a better life.
jackass.
Saikat Chakrabarti her chief of staff has NO wikipedia page. I can find no information on his birthplace.
Someone is hiding every detail they can about this thug.
By the way, he’s Indian *(red dot) but was eating a cheeseburger. People back in the old country won’t like that too much.
But Amazon did rule it out.
Sellout.
RE: But Amazon did rule it out.
The governor and Mayor are trying to woo them back.
But why would they at this point? Wouldn’t a nice right to work state be better?
Everyone has a price.
Tell me about it. I saw a picture of her Monday that “showed off” her upper torso. Nice rack.
She’s actually a very attractive woman - if she wants to be. She’s like Barbie Benton. i.e. neither of them should be in politics but they are both very attractive women (well, Barbie WAS).
Translation: Pay me bribe money
"And besides those NY Democrats are threatening to x-out my seat...........
Just when I'm getting used to sucking off the backs of taxpayers......instead of scrounging for tips."
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