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comradebillyboy

(10,119 posts)
45. Albuquerque would love that bullet. So would almost anywhere else.
Fri Feb 15, 2019, 02:17 PM
Feb 2019

Chasing jobs away is not a winning Democratic strategy.

they can run dweller Feb 2019 #1
Nice! tazkcmo Feb 2019 #2
The monk hand the vendor a twenty, and asks, "where's my change"? The vendor says: LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #6
lol dweller Feb 2019 #12
Got any more of those joke? Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #54
A zen student asked his master: "Is it okay to use email?" "Yes", replied the master, LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #72
Why did the Buddhist coroner get fired? LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #73
What do you call a schizophrenic Zen Buddhist? LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #74
The student asked, "Master, what is the sound of one hand clapping?" LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #75
I love a joke Turbineguy Feb 2019 #77
When the Dalai Lama was asked: SeattleVet Feb 2019 #9
Japanese guy goes to see eye doctor.. at140 Feb 2019 #83
It was a straight business decision from Amazons perspective. You have Virginia and Nashville who still_one Feb 2019 #3
Amazon in South Jersey is so poorly run, a 80% employee turnover in a week, 90% in a month. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #50
I virulently oppose giving a company around $2 billion to bring in 25,000 jobs. Blue_true Feb 2019 #78
Not everything Skidmore Feb 2019 #4
Well, THAT'S a relief! NurseJackie Feb 2019 #18
I guarantee you her next election will be about this. redstatebluegirl Feb 2019 #28
It's been my life experience that when someone offers informed advice and counsel... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #42
Word around Queens was that there already were thoughts of a primary challenge.... George II Feb 2019 #86
I got an email from the congresswoman boasting about "making them pay" lapucelle Feb 2019 #103
I wish you'd post the complete email as an OP. Mariana Feb 2019 #108
"Make them pay a price for 'primary' threats" is the subject line. lapucelle Feb 2019 #112
I suspect the Republicans will be painting the whole Democratic party as anti-business still_one Feb 2019 #96
Let's just declare what business is: Republicans love "Small Business" Koch, KPMG, Xe, etc. Small. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #99
Whew !!! 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #71
+1 nt brer cat Feb 2019 #22
New York dodged a bullet! yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #5
25,000 jobs? I want a bullet like that in Cleveland. Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #31
25,000 is highly exagerated Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #55
We must unite against the Jacquard loom! Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #61
Oh come on now Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #63
Don't you know what that facility was going to be? George II Feb 2019 #69
I am more worried on the low end jobs. Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #79
Some people think of Amazon Apollyonus Feb 2019 #104
If they didn't get to 25,000 workers they wouldn't have gotten many of the incentives. George II Feb 2019 #70
Here is why I will never trust Amazon Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #80
The NYC facility wouldn't have been a warehouse. George II Feb 2019 #114
It's amazing how NYS has accomplished under Cuomo what states like VT (for example) can't... lapucelle Feb 2019 #113
That was the legal committment in the deal. Do you have a link to support the claim lapucelle Feb 2019 #107
Have Cleveland set up a soveign wealth fund instead of giving massive Corps the money. Blue_true Feb 2019 #82
Albuquerque would love that bullet. So would almost anywhere else. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #45
Yes we did. And there really are many cities that would love Amazon to Squinch Feb 2019 #58
Not really...we took a kick in the giblets. AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #91
Thoughts? New Hampshire Man Feb 2019 #7
I thought it was not the best decision from the get go. Fla Dem Feb 2019 #8
That is untrue. These were good jobs. And would have helped the poor and middle class too. Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #33
Wringing my hands at the thought. Thanks for your concern. nt Doremus Feb 2019 #10
Weren't the final 20 cities under consideration by Amazon left leaning cities? In It to Win It Feb 2019 #11
Pretty much all major cities are 'left leaning'. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #47
NYC's subway system is a mess. DeminPennswoods Feb 2019 #13
Amazon would not be paid anything. The $3B was mostly in the form of tax abatement and.. George II Feb 2019 #19
Doesn't matter, it's still lost revenue DeminPennswoods Feb 2019 #24
Yup they don't need it. They got billions in reserve. Johonny Feb 2019 #26
I agree with you, but that's separate issue theboss Feb 2019 #66
Well, even if the City and State gave 75% abatements (an exaggeration)... George II Feb 2019 #30
You presume zipplewrath Feb 2019 #34
Property is assessed based on the property itself and any improvements on that property. George II Feb 2019 #57
It would be more than zero zipplewrath Feb 2019 #64
It's a part of Queens that has not been on developers' radar theboss Feb 2019 #67
Unless... UNLESS!!! mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #46
Actually it wasn't "lost revenue". NYS was not giving Amazon a pile of money. AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #43
C'mon man....you're WAY to practical and objective.... George II Feb 2019 #60
There's no $3 billion that is now free for something else theboss Feb 2019 #49
The details are important lapucelle Feb 2019 #110
Her political victory is really a conspiracy against her? mathematic Feb 2019 #14
Amen to that! NurseJackie Feb 2019 #17
What " political victory"? George II Feb 2019 #20
This wasn't her victory and she didn't claim it was. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #25
This is what people are discussing...her response to the news of the pullout. Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #35
Yeah. Where in that does she take credit for it? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #41
She called it a victory...it will be used against her...and there are other tweets...if you check. Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #51
So if I am a Patriots fan and I tweet "some great people just won the Superbowl" Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #56
"There were very fine people on both sides." klook Feb 2019 #68
She certainly did... AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #90
Nowhere in that tweet does she say she was in that group Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #97
She certainly says "We" quite often AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #100
She's from NY. It would be her tax dollars. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #102
I've lived here for 57 yrs. I've seen these AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #105
I lulz'd KG Feb 2019 #15
Cortez had nothing to do with Apollyonus Feb 2019 #16
If so (and it's not) AOC shouldn't play into their hands with foolish comments brooklynite Feb 2019 #21
I'm with... myohmy2 Feb 2019 #23
Corporate dems again? Most people work for corporations. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #48
+1 Power 2 the People Feb 2019 #53
Nope, but AOC did acknowledge that Google is building in NYC.. WITHOUT asking for bennies. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #27
It was a business decision. AOC is not that powerful underpants Feb 2019 #29
Its not about her power. The topic is about how Rep.s will use Amazon's decision against her 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #32
First, she's not losing that district. Second, Repubs have a lot bigger problem underpants Feb 2019 #36
I agree with you on the first part. I hope you are right about the second part of your post. 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #40
Do not overestimate the way blue. Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #62
I like AOC a lot Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #59
Corporate extortion needs to stop. this practice is illegal in the EU. Kurt V. Feb 2019 #37
I completely agree. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #85
And Yet Google Is Investing A Billion & Didn't Ask For A Dime Me. Feb 2019 #38
Again... doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #39
Chasing jobs away is never a good look. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #44
The notion that Ocasio Cortez.... quickesst Feb 2019 #52
It was ridiculous that they chose NYC to begin with themaguffin Feb 2019 #65
Um, because you should NOT locate in a major financial hub and transportation center? brooklynite Feb 2019 #76
A somewhat irrelevant question. Blue_true Feb 2019 #88
Please don't do that. They laid out their needs in the RFP. themaguffin Feb 2019 #98
NYC allows them to have the type of workers they were looking for. Blue_true Feb 2019 #87
They should have went north of the city... Historic NY Feb 2019 #81
Surprised the GOP is crediting AOC, and giving her that much power. I think it had more to do vsrazdem Feb 2019 #84
Bezos is a greedy thief. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #89
Amazon was getting 3B in incentives from taxpayers to build in NYC. Google is paying 1B Autumn Feb 2019 #92
Your post is misleading... AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #93
Having lived in a city where a large business was given similar incentives on a smaller scale, of Autumn Feb 2019 #94
I've lived in NY all my life..I've seen these things work AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #101
It's the "not" that's the problem. nt Autumn Feb 2019 #111
Maybe you missed this polling of NY'ers about the project AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #115
I'm not a citizen of NY so the poll is of no interest to me. I gave my opinion based on my Autumn Feb 2019 #116
As I said I was born here..... in 1961.. AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #117
F*ck Amazon with a big 'F'. Local governments starve because of these extortion contests pecosbob Feb 2019 #95
AOC should have spent more time studying the deal Apollyonus Feb 2019 #106
She wants to claim credit for it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #109
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