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> this is a loss for NYC and the future development / resilience of its economic base. I don't see any reason to prioritize the "economic base" over the people
by elicash 8y ago
> this is a loss for NYC and the future development / resilience of its economic base.
I don't see any reason to prioritize the "economic base" over the people currently living there. Those things do not necessarily go hand-in-hand. They can, but often do not. Those elected officials seem, to me, to be representing the best interests of the people who voted for them. What's best for the tax base of a certain geography is often at odds with the people currently living somewhere.
- JBReefer 8y agoLIC is essentially a neighborhood cut from whole cloth - it used to be all taxi yards and vacant warehouses, bit of high end printing. No one lived there until very recently, and the people that do are rich as fuck - it's basically a discount Midtown East. The poor people who live in the nearby projects came out strongly in _favor_ of Amazon opening up and lobbied the city hard - turns out Amazon also needs janitors, cafes etc.
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