> Iowa isn't "giving money." It does not have the additional revenue before Apple arrives, thus, it can't give anyone those revenues. That's incorrect. The q

> Iowa isn't "giving money." It does not have the additional revenue before Apple arrives, thus, it can't give anyone those revenues. That's incorrect. The question is does the apple datacenter consume more of the state's resources in dollars than the state gets back in taxes? Services provided by the state and county include regulatory, legal, educational, emergency and safety, transportation, etc. Then there's the cost of the environment, e.g. do they cause an increase in pollution due to their increased use of electricity? So while I would say that it's unlikely they would cost more than the taxes they would pay, it's not guaranteed either. So yes, they could in fact be "giving money" away.