Here Are the Most Outrageous Incentives Cities Offered Amazon in Their HQ2 Bids(buzzfeednews.com)
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Here Are the Most Outrageous Incentives Cities Offered Amazon in Their HQ2 Bids
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leticiamiranda/amazon-hq2-finalist-cities-incentives-airport-lounge
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I'm probably asking for trouble, but... I've heard occasional support for this sort of thing (regulatory competion, I think) from free-market minded folks.
I'm sympathetic to a lot of market-liberal ideas, but never got this one.
Anyone care to make the better case that this kind of thing is good, in general? Why shouldn't it be ilegal.
I'm sympathetic to a lot of market-liberal ideas, but never got this one.
Anyone care to make the better case that this kind of thing is good, in general? Why shouldn't it be ilegal.
I don't get how the Miami offer being made so secret could even be legal. Florida has some of the most far-reaching transparency laws in the US; it's where the whole Florida Man meme came from.
I am from Toronto, as such I am kinda proud that Toronto didn't cough up a lot of money to entice Amazon - but did we miss the chance to attract a lot of jobs/attention/cashflow to our city?
These incentives are derided as ridiculous, but even with tax incentives I assume NYC&Virginia will be making >$0 in revenue and a lot more in side benefits. Am I wrong?