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Occasion Cortex didn’t understand the Amazon deal ?
Big shocker ! Does she understand anything ?
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was wrong to have claimed the collapse of the Amazon deal would free up $3 billion to fix the city’s subways and hire more teachers.
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” de Blasio agreed when host Chuck Todd said that the tax breaks offered to Amazon weren’t “money you had over here. And it was going over there.”
“Correct,” de Blasio said.
He added: “And that $3 billion that would go back in tax incentives was only after we were getting the jobs and getting the revenue.”
To further drive home the point, Todd said, “There’s not $3 billion in money —”
Occasion Cortex didn’t understand the Amazon deal ?
Big shocker ! Does she understand anything ?
—-
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was wrong to have claimed the collapse of the Amazon deal would free up $3 billion to fix the city’s subways and hire more teachers.
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” de Blasio agreed when host Chuck Todd said that the tax breaks offered to Amazon weren’t “money you had over here. And it was going over there.”
“Correct,” de Blasio said.
He added: “And that $3 billion that would go back in tax incentives was only after we were getting the jobs and getting the revenue.”
To further drive home the point, Todd said, “There’s not $3 billion in money —”
The common man just lost great tips, as he likely works in a service industry, where 25,000 making $150k each, bring lots of disposable income.
I am at a far smaller headcount hq, which still is a very large % of many restaurants business nearby, and the same is true for their tipped income. We are a big chunk of it.
I usually agree with you. However Amazon was socialism for the rich. Manhattan is a hotbed of hi-tech, without any subsidies. Similarly Cornell and the Technion are building massively on Roosevelt Island with no help except permits.
Insidious or not, others have to pay them and Amazon should not be exempt.
Do you like Trump? You must because AOC and the far left of the Democratic party are going to hand Trump the 2020 election on a silver platter if centrist Democrats don't rein them in.
Do you like Trump? You must because AOC and the far left of the Democratic party are going to hand Trump the 2020 election on a silver platter if centrist Democrats don't rein them in.
Hillary was NOT the far left and she gave the election to Trump. Will I be surprised if it happens again? No. I do not pick positions based upon who is or isn't president.
I should be for something I have long argued against because of who else is arguing it?
I usually agree with you. However Amazon was socialism for the rich. Manhattan is a hotbed of hi-tech, without any subsidies. Similarly Cornell and the Technion are building massively on Roosevelt Island with no help except permits.
Nowhere near this scale. AMZ HQ2 was a golden opportunity, especially for the location picked which is hardly flourishing.
I am even more worried for the message it sends to others considering NYC.
Nowhere near this scale. AMZ HQ2 was a golden opportunity, especially for the location picked which is hardly flourishing.
I am even more worried for the message it sends to others considering NYC.
Exactly true. Long Island City has been a sump pit for at least 50 years. Amazon would have transformed it completely to a desirable upscale and beautiful area. All kinds of new development would have followed Amazon in. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just took a whole big boatload of virtue and success and lit a fire to it. She, and her ilk, are a destructive and negative force, and I hope we can reverse her mentality and the evil behind it.
Exactly true. Long Island City has been a sump pit for at least 50 years. Amazon would have transformed it completely to a desirable upscale and beautiful area. All kinds of new development would have followed Amazon in. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just took a whole big boatload of virtue and success and lit a fire to it. She, and her ilk, are a destructive and negative force, and I hope we can reverse her mentality and the evil behind it.
Yes, she did. Let's say she aided in community organizing. She was the highest ranking government official who was out front against Amazon setting up camp there.
Ask the Congressman in whose district Amazon would have resided.
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