Softeware development isn't exactly heavy industry. It's not known for incurring significant burden on government services. Not to mention, the demographics tha

Softeware development isn't exactly heavy industry. It's not known for incurring significant burden on government services. Not to mention, the demographics that disproportionately make up tech companies (younger wealthier people, with higher rates of childlessness) tend to contribute a lot more in taxes than they consume. Remember, even if Amazon itself is paying less corporate taxes, their employees are still paying state and local taxes.