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The current situation we have is insane. It's like the height of the gilded age with no trust busting in sight, the largest corporations in the land buy out pol
by blindwatchmaker 8y ago
The current situation we have is insane. It's like the height of the gilded age with no trust busting in sight, the largest corporations in the land buy out politicians and are openly taking public money.
- enraged_camel 8y agoIt's worth noting that not all politicians fall for this crap. Austin's Mayor, for all his flaws, refused to give any incentives to Amazon.
- bilbo0s 8y agoA lot of mayors did that. Truth be told, even New York City's mayor did that. Problem is that it doesn't make a difference. Lots of other mayors will give the incentives. And, as in the case of NYC, sometimes the governors will come in and override the decision not to give subsidies anyway. (Although in the case of NYC it likely wouldn't have really mattered. I suspect they would have won the HQ2 subsidies or no subsidies.)
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoLots of mayors will give the incentives? Fine. Let them. If you think it's a bad idea - or even a bad idea for your city - then don't give them. If someone else will make the mistake, let them make the mistake (and reap the consequences).