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The problem is that government expenses go up with Amazon's arrival as well. If we assume the taxes paid by other businesses fairly represent their load, then A
by mark-r 9y ago
The problem is that government expenses go up with Amazon's arrival as well. If we assume the taxes paid by other businesses fairly represent their load, then Amazon will be a burden overall by avoiding those taxes. That growth from other businesses will be needing services as well, and the tax from that growth won't cover everybody.
- ameister14 9y agoThat's balanced by the increase in tax base from 50,000 jobs and investment of billions in the local community.
- mark-r 9y agoNo it's not balanced, that was my whole point. Yes there will be an increase in tax base, but it won't cover the increase in expenses. If it does then it implies that the current businesses are overtaxed.
- BatFastard 9y ago>If it does then it implies that the current businesses are overtaxed. The "implication" is not obvious to the casual observer.
- ameister14 9y agoNot if the average salary and usage taxes per Amazon employee are higher than normal for the city, which seems likely.
- mozumder 9y agoIt will cover any increase in expense. Not all jobs are equal, and Amazon R&D jobs are the most rewarding. They don’t have crime like non-college working class, they don’t die of opiuates like restaurant and other service workers. They don’t have cancer or birth defects like factory workers.