Another thing to factor in, if there were no tax incentives given to open/expand offices in the DC/NYC areas, would Amazon have expanded their presence there an

Another thing to factor in, if there were no tax incentives given to open/expand offices in the DC/NYC areas, would Amazon have expanded their presence there anyway? Considering the two areas, it seems likely they would open additional positions there regardless of whether the areas "won" the HQ2 battle, much like they're doing in Boston (and probably other places as well). This makes tax incentives even less worthwhile.