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Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44
The corporation didnt get the government hand out in wanted. So it's leaving. Amazon will find another state/local government to be its handmaiden.
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that's shocking in a state run by republican corporate shills...
why is this a problem? Amazon has 50 states(57 if you are Obama) and foreign lands to choose from, they are going to chose the best deal for their locations, SC decided that it wasn't for them...you think it's some revelation that businesses negotiate deals in tax structure, utilities and infrastructure in order to move their locations to a given area????
do you walk in to a car dealership and tell them that you are there to pay full price for the car that you want because you don't want a handout from the other dealerships in the area????
a friend of mine was helping negotiate the expansion of a RI business, New Bedford offered this business a big break on water utility which was an important factor, no such offer was made by RI areas under consideration, he moved the facility to NB...does this make him a government handmaiden looking for a handout?...is he a traitor for leaving RI ??? Should other water consuming NB businesses be up in arms????
I wonder how many jobs and how much revenue the "mom and pop" online book shops in SC are providing for the state?
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Company officials immediately halted plans to equip and staff the one million-square-foot building under construction at I-77 and 12th Street near Cayce.
“As a result of today’s unfortunate House vote, we’ve canceled $52 million in procurement contracts and removed all South Carolina fulfillment center job postings from our (Web) site,” said Paul Misener, Amazon vice president for global public policy.
“People who think this is a bluff don’t know Amazon,” Lexington County Councilman Bill Banning said. “Too many other states want them.”
if you want
BIG Government providing
BIG money to fund all of your
BIG programs, mom and pop will only take you so far
I guess what should be most shocking for some is that the evil Amazon with their money and lobbyists couldn't get their greedy corporate welfare deal from a republican governor and legislature who are, of course, shills for greedy corporate America
