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Here's what Montgomery County, MD is offering Amazon for HQ2 (per a FOIA request) (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2018 OP
Very informative Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #1
Amazon Is Evil PaulX2 Aug 2018 #2
All big companies do that. Blue_true Aug 2018 #11
I see an "S"!!!! royable Aug 2018 #3
It's a competition Zorro Aug 2018 #4
Is there some kind of context for this? MyNameGoesHere Aug 2018 #5
This is from a feature story in the New York Times brooklynite Aug 2018 #6
Awesome thanks for the link. MyNameGoesHere Aug 2018 #7
i think city officials know; the public just doesn't know. nt TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #9
pretty much the entire power structure in this country are incestuous hos, out to serve only themsel TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #8
That's a lotta zeroes! DavidDvorkin Aug 2018 #10
I live in MoCo. We've offered our first born children .... kwassa Aug 2018 #12
 

PaulX2

(2,032 posts)
2. Amazon Is Evil
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 04:24 PM
Aug 2018

Demanding prostitute cities giving them free goodies.

Set their tax rate by market cap not adjusted discounted corporate next to nothing rate.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
11. All big companies do that.
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 09:16 PM
Aug 2018

They demand tens of millions of dollars to locate facilities. They get access roads built, sewers, lighting. It is a racket, not just Amazon does it, Apple, Microsoft, all of them do it.

Local politicians should put the money they give these companies into helping local businesses that are making money or are startups grow - the problem is then the politicians will prioritize helping friends and family instead of businesspeople that have ideas that create jobs.

 

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
5. Is there some kind of context for this?
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 05:00 PM
Aug 2018

With no other information I could just think someone posted this as a fake. Or is this an Amazon outrage catcher trap?
Very confusing.

brooklynite

(94,637 posts)
6. This is from a feature story in the New York Times
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 05:05 PM
Aug 2018



The fundamental issue is that some City officials don't know what's being offered in their name.
 

TheFrenchRazor

(2,116 posts)
8. pretty much the entire power structure in this country are incestuous hos, out to serve only themsel
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 06:13 PM
Aug 2018

themselves.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
12. I live in MoCo. We've offered our first born children ....
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 09:38 PM
Aug 2018

as slaves in his distribution center. We think we will win with this offer.

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