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It seems to me like this is kind of like advertising: it’s a local benefit, but a net loss. Someone, somewhere, is giving a huge amount of money to Amazon. Cons
by rland 8y ago
It seems to me like this is kind of like advertising: it’s a local benefit, but a net loss. Someone, somewhere, is giving a huge amount of money to Amazon. Considering Amazons wealth and power, is this what we should be doing as a society?
In particular, we don’t need to do this. If everyone said “no deal,” Amazon would be forced to behave as anyone else: consider each area based on its true merits, and make a decision accordingly.
In other words, the growth occurs regardless. No gifts needed.
- berbec 8y agoExactly. It's the economics version of the Prisoner dilemma. First city to give up the tax breaks gets the jobs, but to truly win, everyone has to say "build here if it's right for you. You're not getting any incentives from us."