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NativeMasshole t1_jdvv7a1 wrote

Reply to comment by NooStringsAttached in Is there any way to find out what kind of subsidies/considerations Amazon received for the warehouses and half built Amazon Freshes that are sitting empty all over the state? by Happy_rich_mane

All over the country. Not just Amazon either. A lot of these big corporations seem to be making huge promises for how many jobs they'll create in order to get concessions, then they only deliver a fraction of them.

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NooStringsAttached t1_jdvyr9c wrote

Oh wow. What do they get like tax breaks for bringing in jobs and “improving” the area ? There seem to be no consequences to not holding up their end of the bargain, or else it’s cheaper to pay the fines or whatever than to operate as planned.

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MammothCat1 t1_jdwpezc wrote

Towns in general can offer incentives for businesses to come in and develop. It's a nice little premium that can help make the first year ROI nice.

Normally though there's a clause somewhere that if they don't produce, they have the regular taxes to pay and will get charged starting at x year. I forget the place you can find most of them but I'm sure a call to your BoS could get some info.

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