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So NYC aside, what is your answer for cities? How does a city improve itself without bringing in new jobs and tax revenue? Should a city just let buildings si
by davidcbc 9y ago
So NYC aside, what is your answer for cities?
How does a city improve itself without bringing in new jobs and tax revenue?
Should a city just let buildings sit there and rot instead of selling them to a company that wants to create hundreds or thousands of jobs?
- toomuchtodo 9y agoNo tax credits for businesses (See: Amazon). You pay a tax per head of employee you intend to employee onsite that covers infrastructure and subsidizing affordable housing. If you're a going concern, affordability should not be an issue. Otherwise, you're straining infrastructure and housing with marginal benefits to the host city. Hire remote instead.
- davidcbc 9y agoSo you would discourage businesses from coming to your city. I suspect your reelection campaign is going to be a difficult one.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoGeneral population voters > Tech voters making $100k/year+. Easy win when people who can't make tech salaries are barely scraping by, unable to afford food or meds sometimes because they have to make rent.
- davidcbc 9y agoHow do you improve the quality of life for the current residents without bringing in modern jobs? Many of these cities were built around industries that just aren't relevant any more, how does a city continue to thrive without new industries to replace the ones they have lost?
- toomuchtodo 9y agoAttracting diverse employers from multiple industries who pay above median (but not too far above) wages. That is how you drag quality of life up for your citizens. You don't throw gasoline on a fire. You slow stoke it while continually adding fuel.