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As a Colorado resident, I'd love for them to pick anywhere BUT Denver. We already have major issues with homelessness, and rapidly rising cost of living. Our hi
by fetus8 9y ago
As a Colorado resident, I'd love for them to pick anywhere BUT Denver. We already have major issues with homelessness, and rapidly rising cost of living. Our highways and infrastructure are beyond congested already, and our public transit is pretty half assed. If Amazon is going to build HQ2 here, they better help contribute to improving public transit, creating affordable housing, and help improve the highways to handle the influx of more new people, which I doubt they'll do. So please, pick somewhere else.
- Erik816 9y agoConsidering that's a very accurate description of Seattle, I'd say your doubts are well founded.
- fetus8 9y agoThank you, and I'm sorry, if you're a Seattle resident.
- JPKab 9y agoIf only there was a system in place where the money paid to the 50K employees could be taxed by the state and city..... We could call it an income tax. Perhaps these people could even spend their money in their new home with local businesses too? Then this income tax could further apply to the people that paid. Just imagine the possibilities. Sorry for the sarcasm, but I'm routinely shocked by the lack of basic economic knowledge on HN.
- dillondoyle 9y agoI live in Denver and don't drive. I would love more infill and higher density! Perhaps if the campus took over the Elitch Garden's space I would hope that a lot of the new workers would stay downtown and hopefully many would be without car.