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Bingo. It would seem that the red politics of GA and TX would be one of those intangibles that any one with
any social conscience at Amazon might have a hard time with. Atlanta and Austin cannot just be islands in a sea of backwardness.
Idk, I think this is always overblown. Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are all blue cities. Fort Worth is the only "Red" large city in Texas, and they are more purple than straight red, they elected Wendy Davis for 2 terms after all.
The "Bathroom Bill" in Texas died, even with a majority Republican house and Senate.
California outside of the big cities is pretty red itself.
I think Amazon is smart enough to avoid the stereotypes that others might believe about TX.
Idk, I feel like Chicago, Philly and even New Jersey have an edge over Atlanta right now. Atlanta isn't part of BosWash so that hurts it. It also has income tax unlike Texas and has less deep tech talent than Dallas or Austin. Not that I think Dallas or Austin are favorites, but Atlanta is even more of a long shot.
Idk, I think this is always overblown. Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are all blue cities. Fort Worth is the only "Red" large city in Texas, and they are more purple than straight red, they elected Wendy Davis for 2 terms after all.
The "Bathroom Bill" in Texas died, even with a majority Republican house and Senate.
California outside of the big cities is pretty red itself.
I think Amazon is smart enough to avoid the stereotypes that others might believe about TX.
California is a very bad example, their legislation and legislature is nothing like GA and TXs, and even the red in CA is a different shade. Nobody thinks of Calif.as red, but GA and TX are Trump strongholds. Only Bezos knows for sure, but his politics seem alot different than those 2 states that are even capable of introducing the stuff that is introduced by each legislature in those states.
Bingo. It would seem that the red politics of GA and TX would be one of those intangibles that any one with
any social conscience at Amazon might have a hard time with. Atlanta and Austin cannot just be islands in a sea of backwardness.
They aren't, and what a nice way to trash around 5 million Georgians in one fell swoop.
Idk, I feel like Chicago, Philly and even New Jersey have an edge over Atlanta right now. Atlanta isn't part of BosWash so that hurts it. It also has income tax unlike Texas and has less deep tech talent than Dallas or Austin. Not that I think Dallas or Austin are favorites, but Atlanta is even more of a long shot.
You're definitely a homer to say that Atlanta is "more of a long shot" than Dallas and Austin. All things considered, they all have an equal chance at landing HQ2 more or less.
Bingo. It would seem that the red politics of GA and TX would be one of those intangibles that any one with
any social conscience at Amazon might have a hard time with. Atlanta and Austin cannot just be islands in a sea of backwardness.
Austin isn't an island in a sea of backwardness. There are other cities in Texas that are diverse and progressive. Actually more diverse than Austin.
California is a very bad example, their legislation and legislature is nothing like GA and TXs, and even the red in CA is a different shade. Nobody thinks of Calif.as red, but GA and TX are Trump strongholds. Only Bezos knows for sure, but his politics seem alot different than those 2 states that are even capable of introducing the stuff that is introduced by each legislature in those states.
Yeah and the people at the top of these major tech companies, like Amazon, are usually elitist. I just don't see them going to the south to places like Atlanta or Dallas or anywhere in GA or TX in part because of the state's politics but I could be wrong.
Yeah and the people at the top of these major tech companies, like Amazon, are usually elitist. I just don't see them going to the south to places like Atlanta or Dallas or anywhere in GA or TX in part because of the state's politics but I could be wrong.
Despite recent election results, you could lump Virginia in with these conservative states. An hour drive outside of DC and the confederate flags pop up.
Yeah and the people at the top of these major tech companies, like Amazon, are usually elitist. I just don't see them going to the south to places like Atlanta or Dallas or anywhere in GA or TX in part because of the state's politics but I could be wrong.
And yet Dallas and Atlanta are routinely on the short list for practically every major corporate relocation or expansion out there.
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