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16. IBMers loved those 'exurbs'.

Sat Nov 3, 2018, 04:49 PM

Nov 2018

Workers will go where there is pay - of course amazon doesn't pay much, but enough to screw workers widely.

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WaPo published a story Nov. 3 saying that Amazon's HQ2 [View all] spooky3 Nov 2018 OP

That's what the rumors have been C_U_L8R Nov 2018 #1

That was the rumor extvbroadcaster Nov 2018 #2

I live 50 feet from the Newark, N.J. border. 3Hotdogs Nov 2018 #3

Belleville, Oranges, etc.? empedocles Nov 2018 #5

Maplewood, N.J. --- Irvington Avenue. 3Hotdogs Nov 2018 #7

Funny those NYers empedocles Nov 2018 #8

Highest is 3 stories. But several of them, now. 3Hotdogs Nov 2018 #10

Nova roads already resembling LA traffic. empedocles Nov 2018 #4

Responsible - That's funny. bitterross Nov 2018 #6

Yes, traffic is a mess. However, there currently is a spooky3 Nov 2018 #9

Yes--but millennials typically prefer to live close to cities. Nt spooky3 Nov 2018 #13

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

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

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

Gov. Northam was on a radio show recently and said spooky3 Nov 2018 #15