> A tax break on future hypothetical tax revenues does not cost the taxpayer anything. By the definition of cost I think your comment refers to, it doesn't. Bu

> A tax break on future hypothetical tax revenues does not cost the taxpayer anything. By the definition of cost I think your comment refers to, it doesn't. But be aware that adding a company that size and all the employees that will follow will cost the city money. > Especially when Amazon could have easily placed their new offices in lower tax or tax free zones. By the definition of cost I think your comment refers to, this also wouldn't have costed the taxpayer anything ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.