See also this post for background:
Government scores a huge victory over Amazon in South Carolina.
Amazon.com will again begin a search for thousands of full-time workers to fill positions at a $125 million facility in South Carolina, due to open in the fall.
The deal gave Amazon a 4 1/2 year exemption from collecting sales tax from South Carolina's online shoppers in exchange for the jobs.
Some state Democratic legislators have blasted Gov. Nikki Haley for not signing legislation that brought Amazon and 2,000 promised jobs to South Carolina.
Sen. Joel Lourie of Columbia welcomed the online retailer Wednesday after the bill Haley opposed became law without her signature. But Lourie says Haley's public opposition almost torpedoed the deal brokered under her predecessor.
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Jobs vs. taxes. Looks like jobs win. Isn't that kind of a no-brainer?
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