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> People and companies should be free to move to states that match their priorities. That's fine! I object to states bribing those companies with taxpayer doll
by ceejayoz 1y ago
> People and companies should be free to move to states that match their priorities.
That's fine! I object to states bribing those companies with taxpayer dollars in a silly zero-sum game where companies win and people get hosed.
Concrete example: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/after-wisconsins-foxconn-debacle-states-rethink-giant-subsidies.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/after-wisconsins-foxconn-deb...
I think history will look positively on things like NYC opting out of the sleazy auction that was Amazon HQ2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_HQ2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_HQ2
- alex43578 1y agoYes, the government shouldn't be trying to bribe companies or select groups of voters with handouts using taxpayer money.