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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

We’ve been getting calls and outreach from Queens residents all day about this. The community’s response? Outrage.

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Amazon will divide its second headquarters evenly between New York's Long Island City and Arlington County's Crystal City neighborhoods. Other cities may also receive major sites. on.wsj.com/2DzgUBZ

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Amazon is a billion-dollar company. The idea that it will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling and our communities need MORE investment, not less, is extremely concerning to residents here.

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When we talk about bringing jobs to the community, we need to dig deep: - Has the company promised to hire in the existing community? - What’s the quality of jobs + how many are promised? Are these jobs low-wage or high wage? Are there benefits? Can people collectively bargain?

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Displacement is not community development. Investing in luxury condos is not the same thing as investing in people and families. Shuffling working class people out of a community does not improve their quality of life.

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We need to focus on good healthcare, living wages, affordable rent. Corporations that offer none of those things should be met w/ skepticism. It’s possible to establish economic partnerships w/ real opportunities for working families, instead of a race-to-the-bottom competition.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Lastly, this isn’t just about one company or one headquarters. It’s about cost of living, corps paying their fair share, etc. It’s not about picking a fight, either. I was elected to advocate for our community’s interests - & they‘ve requested, clearly, to voice their concerns.

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I seriously doubt you have even the most rudimentary understanding of all the economic opportunities this situation presents. Try to stay out of the way with all your nonsense.

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I think she does. And at the same time she wants employees and the greater community to benefit as much as they can from one of the biggest companies on the planet.

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Rent is based on property taxes,regulations,the quality of the renters,and over head costs as it related to all of that. It starts with property taxes. The higher the taxes the higher the rent. The more people trash something they do not own the high the rent. Crime comes in...

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So true. In NJ property taxes r sky high because of public schools. Home values in shore resort towns r inflated because they do not pay school taxes. Million $$ homes pay less in property taxes than $250K homes.Taxes main reason. The rich use as tax shelters

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Companies don’t set rent rates.

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Julie Rowan-Zoch #Medicare4All

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I hope when you say ‘good healthcare’ you mean #singlepayer improved and expanded #MedicareForAll

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Oh, I'm sure she does. And she thinks the $9000/per person/per year price tag can be paid for by taxing 1% of the population while the other 99% get it for $1000/yr or less. That's because she is an idiot (as is anyone else who thinks this is an affordable plan for most people).

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Everything is relevant, raise wages dramatically and retail prices will skyrocket; that brings us back to square one. Raising wages is not the answer, education is!

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Can't wait to see how many multi billion dollar companies you bring to your district.

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