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2. That was the rumor

Sat Nov 3, 2018, 10:52 AM

Nov 2018

Yeah, that's what people figured. The endless butt kissing for Amazon by cities was a bit much. Those that lost out might be happy they did. You had to give away the farm with tax breaks and incentives. Look at what Wal-Mart did around the country. Went into a town, took the tax breaks, when they expired packed up and moved. It happened where I lived with an auto plant. Huge tax breaks, but in the end they closed and left town. What do you do with an automotive factory? It was hard to find anybody to take it over.

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That was the rumor extvbroadcaster Nov 2018 #2

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IBMers loved those 'exurbs'. empedocles Nov 2018 #16

That was many years ago. Check out most surveys spooky3 Nov 2018 #17

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Cost of living a big factor empedocles Nov 2018 #19

NoVa is a fairly high-priced labor market, is it not? No Vested Interest Nov 2018 #11

Yes, and high COL. But the other criteria Amazon spooky3 Nov 2018 #12

Thanks for good info. And who would be making those promises? No Vested Interest Nov 2018 #14

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