Members Lucky Posted April 20, 2018 Members Share Posted April 20, 2018 Interesting article in today's Amazon-owned Washington Post on the dilemma facing Amazon as it chooses a new site. Progressive places that enforce equal rights for gays, or a place less progressive (if at all) but with lower taxes: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-unspoken-factor-in-amazons-search-for-a-new-home-jeff-bezoss-support-for-gay-rights/2018/04/20/9cfa8c66-31e6-11e8-8bdd-cdb33a5eef83_story.html?utm_term=.6ea43620ecee OneFinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tassojunior Posted April 20, 2018 Members Share Posted April 20, 2018 After the Georgia/Delta Airlines/NRA debacle Amazon is going to be very cautious about Atlanta or locating in any of those type states. Since more liberal states have higher taxes and therefore state money, they can afford to at least match any subsidy more conservative states can offer. These huge projects depend on very substantial local subsidy (corporate welfare) and they don't want it to be shaky. "High taxes" don't matter because a company like Amazon will undoubtedly get an exemption from all state and local taxes for many many years. They'll get free (tax-free) land, and billions of dollars of other "subsidies" that will take any risk out of the project. Austin, Atlanta or Raleigh would be very attractive locations if it weren't for them being in batshit crazy right wing states. Amazon 's not stupid. It doesn't want to be any state's liberal whipping boy. Lucky, AdamSmith and OneFinger 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OneFinger Posted April 21, 2018 Members Share Posted April 21, 2018 Very interesting article. Thanks for posting it, Lucky. tassojunior and Lucky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucky Posted April 22, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2018 OneFInger, you are welcome! OneFinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...