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Personally, I would like to work at this new "HQ2" but the political rhetoric is pretty interesting to follow. Giving so much tax credit and incentive doesn't r
by syntaxing 8y ago
Personally, I would like to work at this new "HQ2" but the political rhetoric is pretty interesting to follow. Giving so much tax credit and incentive doesn't really make sense to me (and not just this deal to Amazon, the deal to Foxconn is even more baffling). $2.2 Billion for 25000 jobs is about $88000/job. That is a lot of tax money we're using up. On top of this, Long Island is a pretty occupationally diverse area to begin with. 25000 is a lot of jobs, but not make or break amount for Long Island that everyone is making it seem to be.
- hessproject 8y agoWorth noting for people unfamiliar: Long Island City is a neighborhood in Queens, a borough of NYC. While both Brooklyn and Queens are both technically on the physical island of Long Island, "Long Island" generally refers to Nassau County and the areas to the east.