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The train will never come with this ignorant legislature. The last attempt was abandoned years ago by people who knew nothing about mass transit.
The fools who believe stupid growth is great will finally understand their folly when roads gridlock, crime rages out of control, taxes skyrocket to catch up infrastructure, and todays transplants disappear to find a better locale.
You might have to thank the Koch brothers for that.
First of all, don't insult fat kids. That is not a very good liberal point of view.
Secondly, I don't know of any for profit company that selects an area and comes there for purely philanthropic reasons. This is why companies exist...TO MAKE MONEY, and they all are going to look for the best opportunities to do that. It just so happens that Amazon is in a better position than others to do what they are doing. In today's large organizations, the biggest way that most companies grow earnings and preserve their wealth is by cutting costs. This could be done in a number of ways, like relocating to an area with a better tax structure, moving to an area that is closer to customers, downsizing, selecting cheaper vendors. All of these are things that we have seen Amazon do in recent years, and I suspect that the search for a new HQ is partly driven by a need to reduce expenses. The unfortunate reality of this is that there will be some unfavorable consequences for the area where they relocate, but I think those will be offset by the overall benefits that will come with their relocation.
Thirdly, that poll is a joke. I have come across very few people on this thread who are totally against Amazon coming to this area. This is the internet afterall, and anyone with an agenda can create such a poll that supports their desires and intentions. It is nonscientific and basically meaningless.
What I see with you is that you'll grasp at any straw to try and make your point. You're desperately trying to convince everyone that Amazon is the big, bad wolf, but you're failing. I'm seeing few comments in this thread that support your point of view. The ones that I have seen are not even making a compelling argument. "I don't want to see increased traffic" or "i'm afraid of higher prices" or " Amazon is a bully and doesn't care about you" are not good, well constructed arguments. On the flip side, more high paying job opportunities and increased opportunities for all income levels or improvements in mass transits are good arguments in support of Amazon coming here.
If you are so against this for the reasons you've stated, then maybe you should move to a socialist, or better yet, a communist country and see how well you like that. Stop whining.
Yes, because not wanting Amazon to come here means I want to live in a communist society. Glad you're intelligent enough to deduce that.
"Fat kid wants cake" is a pretty common saying. Perhaps you're being too "emotional"?
Yes, because not wanting Amazon to come here means I want to live in a communist society. Glad you're intelligent enough to deduce that.
"Fat kid wants cake" is a pretty common saying. Perhaps you're being too "emotional"?
This has become plain silly at this point.
It seems that everything that others say bother you in some way. If you can't provide any substantive responses, other than highly emotional rants, just stop.
If I was an amazon employee, I’d love to come here. But as someone living here wouldn’t want house prices to be as ridiculously expensive as Seattle either.
This is a 2,500 sq ft house on 6,200 sq ft lot for $1,050,000. This makes no sense at all.
If I was an amazon employee, I’d love to come here. But as someone living here wouldn’t want house prices to be as ridiculously expensive as Seattle either.
This is a 2,500 sq ft house on 6,200 sq ft lot for $1,050,000. This makes no sense at all.
People in Seattle think this is the sticks. Usually housing is more expensive for a reason.
Looking at this specific example, I don’t see why the price doubled from when it was last sold in 2011? I’m sure lots of people feel priced out and would love to relocate to an affordable are like ours.
Looking at this specific example, I don’t see why the price doubled from when it was last sold in 2011? I’m sure lots of people feel priced out and would love to relocate to an affordable are like ours.
The eastside of Seattle started getting a huge influx of Chinese expats around this time. They want newer homes which is not common in the city. The eastside has appreciated faster than close in Seattle because of this. Redmond is also where Microsoft is based but that is secondary.
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