Actually, I hate to say it, but she's right. I really wanted to believe she said something that dumb. But then I looked into the deal actually made with Amazon, and though the subsidies aren't all from the city (some of it comes from state grants), the total subsidies directly to be paid to Amazon was ~$3 billion. Cash money. NYC writes the check. Amazon cashes the check. That amounts to NYC paying Amazon $48,000 per job created. There are also tax exemptions in the deal as well, and zoning laws ignored, and environmental impact studies dropped, and expedited permits and whatnot.
As far as her claims, it's not a matter of fact which you can dispute, because she actually has those correct. But, it's a judgement call whether that money would be better used somewhere else. It's not in question that the money was to be paid to Amazon. Her point about the jobs brought to the city is also plausible. There isn't a guarantee that all the jobs created will be for New Yorkers. It's very likely that the highest paying jobs, the executive jobs, will be filled from outside of NYC, either from Amazon or through an executive search firm from a pool of candidates nationwide. Again it's a judgement call whether or not one thinks that's good or bad.
My judgement is that it's unfair to the smaller businesses, which have to pay the taxes, and have to follow the zoning laws, and have to do the environmental impact studies, and have to wade through the bureaucracy to get their permits. I'd be fine with dropping that stuff for everyone. But not selected elite corporations. That just ****s over the smaller businesses. Blasio thinks he's being a great wheeler/dealer. All he's doing is wrapping his lips around...well, you know. It basically makes Blasio a crony **********.
I still think AOC is bat**** crazy though. It's just that this isn't the slam dunk we might have wanted.
just woooow!
