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Originally Posted by Muta
Man, there's some real negative nancies / defeatists in here with some of these comments. Good lord.
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I think you misunderstand the criticism. Sure, let's throw in our hat. Why not?
What some people are critical of is the extraordinary and unprecedented lengths municipalities are going to in order to attract Amazon. It's kinda dismaying to see the titanic power of these tech giants, and the wild desperation of cities to do anything to appease them. Amazon is one of the most ruthless companies in the world, whose business strategy resolves around undercutting all competitors, exploiting any competitive advantage it can muster, imposing automation at every step, and treating its employees like disposable widgets in a factory. And we'll throw hundreds of millions or billions at them for the privilege of having them set up shop in our region. The bidding war will get so fierce that it may be decades before the 'winning' city earns back its investment.