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Meta is an unnecessary middleman, all those payments could be handled w/o them & their advertising network. Also, from your own link > META received a 55 perce
by measurablefunc 3mo ago
Meta is an unnecessary middleman, all those payments could be handled w/o them & their advertising network. Also, from your own link
> META received a 55 percent tax break as part of the Enterprise Zone Tax abatement program, which is a state initiative
- simianwords 3mo agoThis doesn't make any sense. You asked this > How do I, as an ordinary person, benefit from Meta's data centres? And I gave the answer. How do you think you can eliminate the middleman? > Enterprise Zone Tax abatement program The amount I showed was after accounting for the Tax abatement program. And its almost as if there's a reason the state wants to have this program in the first place. Almost as if it helps broader society.
- measurablefunc 3mo agoMy city has bonds for all sorts of projects & it is financed by the people & federal grants. No corporations are involved in the process. It's not complicated: https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/effective-funding-frameworks-water-infrastructure https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/effective-funding-fra...
- simianwords 3mo agoYou asked how data centres help you personally, I answered that it was taxes. Your response is that - no you don't need the money, you can get it elsewhere. This is a kind of senseless argument, I'll let you decide whether that's the case.