Amazon cancels nyc hq plans.

[Justinmg]

I love AOC she makes me happy :)

[Keadog]

It's mind boggling to hear this "Econ" major talk about spending the $3Billion that they aren't "giving" to Amazon.
Can she really be that financially illiterate?

[breitlings]

Originally Posted by Spartacus

Neither location is particularly good, or even feasible given the estimates of impact.

I hope they move the VA location as well.


I am surprised Durham North Carolina is not the next best option.

I hope they double the VA campus or add a Bethesda, Rockville, or Silver Spring Campus. Amazon and DC have long term synergistic benefits.

[Valenciawatchrepair]

Originally Posted by Keadog

It's mind boggling to hear this "Econ" major talk about spending the $3Billion that they aren't "giving" to Amazon.
Can she really be that financially illiterate?

Have you read her Green New Deal or listened to her speak? Yes, she is that financially illiterate. lol

[V25V]

Originally Posted by Justinmg

I love AOC she makes me happy :)

Yeah, likely makes you feel better about yourself. She is such a moron.....

[Rrpdc]

Thanks AOC.!! live in Alexandria va here.

[subtona]

Originally Posted by huncho

i think those jobs should go to qualified people, locals shouldn't have a sense of entitlement to be given these jobs for nothing

Can we expect the people who get the jobs move to the neighborhood and become locals?

[Blansky]

Is it that we don't want to pollute the site with political stuff or is it that we don't want to pollute the site with political stuff we don't agree with?

Because there seems to be a lot of political opinions slid into a lot of threads.

Not pointing any fingers but just wondering.

[subtona]

Being local and having a bit of access and insight to the politics...


A large part of the issue was the way the deal came about.
Many decisions were made without inclusion of the community and more importantly without consideration of the local elected officials. This was not solely the responsibility of amazon but the mayor and governor as well. It caused backlash from the community that put pressure on the elected officials and presented a welcome opportunity to oppose a corporate giant who represents “the man”

Including all of the community and elected officials concerns would have certainly slowed and put the deal in peril from the beginning, but not including them was at this moment in history quite simply a mistake.

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by Runnin' Rebel

Exactly. NY and CA are almost exactly the same, CA mutants are pushing there agenda 1 state over for the last few years

Try the last 30+ years. My dad moved us to southern Oregon (from central California) in 1991 and there were complaints then about the "invasion of Californians" coming over. I moved to Nevada in 2002 and it's been steadily moving that way, as well, as people try to escape high property taxes and ridiculous laws, but then come over and change things. Oregon is now essentially a mini-California; it only took 30 years, less than half a lifetime. Nevada will soon be that way, too, unfortunately.

[Valenciawatchrepair]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Is it that we don't want to pollute the site with political stuff or is it that we don't want to pollute the site with political stuff we don't agree with?

Because there seems to be a lot of political opinions slid into a lot of threads.

Not pointing any fingers but just wondering.

My exact thoughts here as well. If this had even hinted at going the other way, it would've been locked.

Examples:

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=657023

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=656926