tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8813371437241736732..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The Case for Amazon in New YorkStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-5998014074684235622019-02-14T06:28:07.557-08:002019-02-14T06:28:07.557-08:00As a ex-corporate CFO and a native New Yorker I u...As a ex-corporate CFO and a native New Yorker I urge Amazon to relocate.<br /><br />But not in NYC.<br /><br />It is run by imbecilic anti-business bigots (e.g., AOC).<br /><br />Why site your HQ in hostile territory?<br /><br />There are scores of US locations run by pro-business people.<br /><br />Let NYC stick to tourism, baseball, show business and other unserious activities.<br /><br />Go elsewhere.<br />James Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036028043684739831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-61016530602034363152019-02-13T11:15:08.179-08:002019-02-13T11:15:08.179-08:00" And then there is the reputational cost. If..." And then there is the reputational cost. If the city becomes identified by imbeciles like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and one Peter Gianaris, it will cease being a world business hub. Why would any company want to locate to a place run by such people:"<br />Not to mention Mayor deBlasio!<br /><br />"Amazon’s opponents should take a longer-term view. If there is no economic opportunity, there are no jobs. If there are no jobs, there is no tax revenue. And without taxes, jobs and opportunity, New York will no longer be first among cities." I disagree. It would be first in stupid cities. Well, NYC is run by Progressives; and as I always say, "The word 'Progressive' always reminds me of cancer."<br />Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-16099081701037305582019-02-13T09:20:20.938-08:002019-02-13T09:20:20.938-08:00The problem is, these subsidies almost always go t...The problem is, these subsidies almost always go to companies with are already large (exception in the case of smaller companies that are very politically-connected) and are operating in trendy areas.<br /><br />I guarantee you that NY would have had no interest in doing anything special for Amazon when they were first getting started circa 1995.<br /><br />This is practically an equal-protection issue. Why should Fred & Suzy's e-commerce startup, which competes with Amazon, be disadvantaged relative to them in terms of government benefits?<br /><br />David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com