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NEWS: New York State officials offered

almost a billion dollars more of incentives than was previously known to win its #HQ2 contest. The state was even prepared to pay part of some employees’ salaries if the tech company developed a campus here.

wsj.com

New York Dangled Extra Incentives in Initial Bid to Lure Amazon HQ2

State officials offered Amazon.com $800 million more in incentives than was previously known to win its second-headquarters contest and were even prepared to pay part of some employees’ salaries if...

4:08 PM · Jan 4, 2020

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NY dodged a bullet but the terms of the Amazon proposal still pale in comparison to the Foxconn deal in WI courtesy of

@ScottWalker

. Corporate welfare benefits only the executives and shareholders. Voters in all states need to be vigilant!

wpr.org

Study On Foxconn Deal Shows Government Subsidies Don't Work

Researchers At George Mason University have studied Wisconsin's deal with Foxconn and found the subsidies offered could reduce economic activity in the state.

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Totally! We’ve actually followed that story pretty closely ourselves

theverge.com

Everything you need to know about Foxconn in Wisconsin

Get caught up on Foxconn’s progress, or lack thereof

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Loathsome. As if these companies don’t get enough of a free ride with their cda immunity

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Jean Jacques Dessalines

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America, where socialism for the rich is a tax break, socialism for corporations is a subsidy but socialism for the poor is a "handout to others".

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AMERICA WIll NEVER BE A SOCIALIST COUNTRY! NEVER

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New York offers incentives because they have the highest taxes in the country. Probably makes more sense to just lower taxes overall. But that would make income redistribution more difficult.

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The problem is NOT Amazon. The problem is the NY State Officials making “offers” to entice Amazon to come to their state. Hold your representatives accountable vote them out of office when they fail to represent YOUR interests. #Shameful