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Amazon should not be compared to Foxconn just because they both happen to be topical. Amazon would need to hit targets to get the tax breaks. There is no way th
by whatok 8y ago
Amazon should not be compared to Foxconn just because they both happen to be topical. Amazon would need to hit targets to get the tax breaks. There is no way that committing fraud or completely misleading NYC would be worth the reputation hit Amazon would get all for just $3bn over ten years.
- brown9-2 8y agoI’m not suggesting fraud, just that we should take forecasts for what they are - forecasts, not guarantees. However it seems to me that Amazon did not seem to mind taking a reputation hit with the idea of a year-long “search” and bake-off for HQ2 where the results were obviously pre-determined in advance.
- whatok 8y agoSure, forecasts are forecasts but their tax incentives are not tied to their forecasts so what's the big deal?