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On the flip side, there were municipal governments literally giving Amazon powers over taxation and spending[1] to get them to set up their headquarters in thei
by AlexandrB 6y ago
On the flip side, there were municipal governments literally giving Amazon powers over taxation and spending[1] to get them to set up their headquarters in their city. I think this is quite a bit of political power myself.
[1] https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/amazon-city-benefits-second-headquarters_n_5beb511ae4b044bbb1a9ebf2?ri18n=true https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/amazon-city-benefits-sec...
- missedthecue 6y agoI wouldn't call someone with sway over municipal governments an oligarch though.