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In reply to the discussion: A.O.C. and the Amazon pullout from N.Y.C, [View all]doompatrol39
(428 posts)...Nothing about the Amazon deal changed. Not one penny less. Not one more concession to the community. Nothing at all.
The only thing that happened between the time the deal was announced, and when they pulled out of the deal is some people and politicians pointed out that it was overall a pretty bad deal, like all of these deals usually are, and that data has shown that locales that engage in these deals lose more than they gain in the end.
This maneuver was strictly to send a message to Democrats: Keep your liberals in line or else! Same intention as the Schulz presidential run. It's not enough to turn over billions of taxpayers dollars to Jeff Bezos. It's not enough to get nothing in return. You need to make sure there is no criticism of us whatsoever.
And sadly enough based on the responses on here, a sizable amount of people are more than happy to be extorted and bullied by Amazon.