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« Reply #60 on: November 15, 2018, 04:25:27 PM »
I think we're going around in circles :)
Lemme just say this in the name of breaking up the circle, Dan is totally right here, you’re by definition not picking a winner, when the so called loser didn’t compete in the same league (I.e. transforming a city).

There you go, no more circle.

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« Reply #62 on: February 14, 2019, 12:38:21 PM »
Lemme just say this in the name of breaking up the circle, Dan is totally right here, you’re by definition not picking a winner, when the so called loser didn’t compete in the same league (I.e. transforming a city).

There you go, no more circle.

But how do you know that Amazon would’ve transformed the city?

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« Reply #63 on: February 14, 2019, 01:04:12 PM »
The only downside is for renters as rents in the LIC area will go up.
The tax money earned will dwarf the incentives.

The downside isn't only for renters. It's gentrification on steroids, and raises the local cost of living across the board.
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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« Reply #64 on: February 14, 2019, 02:05:16 PM »
But how do you know that Amazon would’ve transformed the city?
They transformed Seattle.

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« Reply #65 on: February 14, 2019, 02:34:36 PM »
It is way to soon to see the impact this will have on the City.

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« Reply #66 on: February 14, 2019, 02:40:58 PM »
They transformed Seattle.
Seattle =/= NYC

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« Reply #68 on: February 14, 2019, 03:19:03 PM »
Seattle = LIC
Seattle doesn't have Manhattan right across the bridge.
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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« Reply #69 on: February 14, 2019, 03:22:15 PM »
Seattle doesn't have Manhattan right across the bridge.
Point being?

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« Reply #70 on: February 14, 2019, 03:22:22 PM »
It’s a sad day for NYC but I kinda love it when leftie socialists shoot themself in the foot.
These politicians struggle to cover their $100 billion bloated budget and they rip up a deal with Amazon which required them to invest $3 billion (not even invest, just forgo that amount in taxes) for a return of $30 billion (in tax revenue alone!) over the next few years..
These politicians pushed the envelope and used Amazon as a straw man to highlight their kool-aid agenda, and Bezos pulled a ‘No Thank You, NYC’ on them. Good.

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« Reply #71 on: February 14, 2019, 03:25:55 PM »
It’s a sad day for NYC but I kinda love it when leftie socialists shoot themself in the foot.

I don't consider this a sad day for NYC. As a NYC resident, I doubt I would benefit one bit from the tax revenue generated. They would just use it to advance their agenda.
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« Reply #72 on: February 14, 2019, 03:28:01 PM »
As a NYC resident, I doubt I would benefit one bit from the tax revenue generated.
This is sad.
I live in a liberal suburb, but we certainly see many benefits of having a good business tax base.
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« Reply #73 on: February 14, 2019, 03:40:41 PM »
I don't consider this a sad day for NYC. As a NYC resident, I doubt I would benefit one bit from the tax revenue generated. They would just use it to advance their agenda.
So why not just give them the $3 billion in incentive? How does $3 billion in incentives effect you, but $30 billion in revenue not.. that’s upside down.

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« Reply #75 on: February 14, 2019, 03:44:06 PM »
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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« Reply #76 on: February 14, 2019, 03:46:46 PM »
https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1096117499492478977
Reminds me of me walking away from a fight I had with my 4 year old nephew because I had more important things to do, and him being convinced that he won the fight..
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« Reply #77 on: February 14, 2019, 03:50:45 PM »
Reminds me of me walking away from a fight I had with my 4 year old nephew because I had more important things to do, and he being convinced that he won the fight..

The "anything is possible" is that she was voted in. It's her own greediness that prompted this tweet.
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« Reply #78 on: February 14, 2019, 03:58:35 PM »
Ocasio Cortez is literally a gift to Trump.

He had everything going against him until she showed up. Moderate Democrats have now surrendered to the far Left for fear of retribution.


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« Reply #79 on: February 14, 2019, 03:59:45 PM »
So why not just give them the $3 billion in incentive? How does $3 billion in incentives effect you, but $30 billion in revenue not.. that’s upside down.
The fact that NY needs to bribe amazon to come to NY is proof that NY is not very inviting for business in general. For every job that would be gained by amazon, there may very well be multiple jobs created if NY would offer the same incentives to all businesses (currently in NY or interested in moving to NY), it just doesn't come in one big swoop like amazon. It's a slap in the face to all businesses in NY to admit that it's too expensive to do business in NY, but since you don't help us brag that we brought jobs to the city we'll continue making life difficult for you but make it easy for the behemoth. If that's not called picking winners and losers I don't know what is.
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.