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That's right.... nobody is denying that a large company creating jobs, is a bad thing. People are upset for the large subsidies. the "Do you believe NYC sho
by ardit33 8y ago
That's right.... nobody is denying that a large company creating jobs, is a bad thing. People are upset for the large subsidies.
the "Do you believe NYC should give 3B+ subsidies to Amazon"
Or, "Do you believe NYC giving 4 times the subsidies to Amazon, compared to D.C., is a good deal?.?
are missing. Put them into the questionnaire, and see how the response rates change.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 8y agoI would say, of people I've met that voice reluctance over the deal, all of them have been over the issues you mentioned, except the subsidies (i.e. gentrification, housing affordability, oversubscription of public services). I haven't spoken to anyone in person who said anything negative about the subsidies.
- benregenspan 8y agoAnd indeed, the full survey results (linked on the bottom of https://harrisx.com/2019/02/new-poll-shows-overwhelming-support-among-new-yorkers-and-queens-residents-for-amazons-new-headquarters/ https://harrisx.com/2019/02/new-poll-shows-overwhelming-supp...) show that once they were asked about subsidies, most respondents (and 74% of those with an opinion on the subject) thought they were too high. (That's without being prompted with the specific $ amount of the subsidies, as far as I can see. If they had mentioned the $4 billion figure, the response might have been even more overwhelming.)