Hard not to perceive blatant classism in the way Democratic officials treat Walmart versus Amazon. Walmart has been demonized for years (with much justification) and serves largely lower-class consumers. Amazon, with its relatively more affluent clientele, is embraced & defended
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Point of clarification: Virginia's state legislature is still Republican-controlled. So here's a wonderful example of the bipartisanship that Very Serious People like David Brooks constantly advocate. Great to see both parties come together on corporate welfare.
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So you’re using foolish state/local development initiatives to argue against national political bipartisanship? Are you high right now?
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100% agreed. Then again, when do Democratic officials ever pay attention to rank-and-file Democrats? "Where else are they going to go" is the usual response.
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Conservatives would be lauding the Amazon deal if it was in a red state. Bottom line is they are pissed Amazon is locating in blue areas. Lots of red states begged Amazon to come there and offered absurd incentives.
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Pretty sure Amazon orchestrated it by setting off a ridiculous bidding war in which cities with Dem and Repub leadership were offering massive giveaways but you just have an inexplicable raging hard-on for Dems so you fire off another shit tweet
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What kills me is that even the dems know taxes influence where businesses go and grow. Why pick and choose, make all business grow. And if lower taxes help businesses grow, imagine what it does for individuals.
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I bet
@CynthiaNixon wouldn't have approved this abomination of a deal.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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