I didn't know they sell new cars on AmazonThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I didn't know they sell new cars on AmazonThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-now-sells-cars-1789150152This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Those bastards cut us so hard, they still haven't shipped my 2-day delivery order I placed on Monday!This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Like I said earlier, Amazon in Alberta is fucking laughable.
As if Amazon is going to go in redneck central
Yep.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Yet NYC is still on the list. Do they plan on buying Central Park?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Anyone who actually thought Calgary had a remote chance at getting this is a dummy.
No incentives, jr high school bid, we had zero chance. Really, only thing that was a fit was the fact that the city fit the RFP asks pretty well.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Originally posted by SEANBANERJEE
I have gone above and beyond what I should rightfully have to do to protect my good name
Not really related to Hq2 but figured its better than starting a new thread.
3000 new high tech jobs being added to Vancouver Amazon office:
https://globalnews.ca/news/4176455/v...-headquarters/
https://www.syracuse.com/state/index...ncentives.html
Taxpayers on the hook for $48,000 per job
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Decent ROI if you factor in all the new tax revenue for the state... dunno what NY taxes look like, but that must be recovered within 4-6 years?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
How are tax payers on the hook? Is the state giving Amazon money?
Not sure about NY, but N Virginia incentives involve half a billion in cash. So ya, giving Amazon money. Doesn’t look like it’s all about incentives anyways. They turned down NJ’s 8 billion dollar incentive offer. Not that amazon needs tax breaks anyways, they’re already up there in creative tax avoidance.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Originally posted by SEANBANERJEE
I have gone above and beyond what I should rightfully have to do to protect my good name
Luck O' the Irish!
Basically forgo income tax revenue for those new jobs for 6-7 years.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If 25,000 job does show up on the HQ and it spur support economy around it, it's a cheap investment.
Consider NY/Long Island has a combined sales tax of 9%, they reap benefit from that immediately from this activity. Not all 25,000 jobs will be filled by NY state residents. I'm sure a lot will come from other parts of the country.
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All things being equal, I'd rather 25k jobs with zero tax revenue increase vs no jobs.
However, I wonder what the tax costs of having another 25k jobs in one area does. End of the day, more jobs is better, but not if it involves public taxpayer dollars paying private companies.
I'm not against "incentives" but to a point. Not the way some American states/cities basically give away 1st born to get them.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Also, how does $1.5B incentive for 25,000 jobs turns into $48K per job? My simple math say that's $60K. But some said NY actually sweetened to deal to $2B. $1.5B is what's known.
Last edited by Xtrema; 11-14-2018 at 04:02 PM.
Still seems like a better deal than bailing out car manufacturers that make a subpar product and also like to move manufacturing to lower cost labour marketsThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Or Wisconsin throwing $4.5B at Foxconn for 13,000 jobs.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
And in the end, they are hiring Chinese oversea citing "tight labor market"