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Google hasn't extorted local governments for tax breaks in their recent San Jose deal. https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/12/san-jose-deal-google-campus-diridon

Google hasn't extorted local governments for tax breaks in their recent San Jose deal. https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/12/san-jose-deal-google-campus-diridon-station-vs-hq2-incentive/576310/ https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/12/san-jose-deal-google-ca... >Liccardo says, the city didn’t offer the company any tax incentives in exchange for its business. “More importantly,” he added in a Medium post, “Google never asked for a dime.”

casefields 8y ago
>While Google won’t get outright public subsidies, as Liccardo noted, the company will benefit as much as the community from Diridon Station, which will cost taxpayers $10 billion. Why are you holding the bag for Google?
JetSpiegel 8y ago
Of course not directly, they have their lobbyists to do their dirty work for them.