Jeff Bezos Earns $191K Per Minute, NY & VA Give Amazon $3 Bill Corp. Welfare

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DN! hosted roundtable discussion on 'As Jeff Bezos Earns $191 Per Minute, Why is NY & VA Giving Amazon $3 Billion in Corporate Welfare?' Democracy Now! Nov. 14. Amazon has selected a pair of cities to host its new, expanded headquarters: Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, and Long Island City in Queens, New York. Amazon’s decision came after a 14-month search that saw cities around the U.S. promise tax breaks, taxpayer-funded infrastructure and business-friendly ordinances in an effort to win what Amazon says will be $5 billion in new investment and thousands of jobs.
Democratic Virginia Governor Ralph Northam called the Amazon headquarter “a big win for Virginia,” and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has similarly applauded Amazon’s decision. But many local politicians have openly criticized authorities in New York and Virginia for backing the deals, which will create a total of 50,000 jobs. We host a roundtable discussion about Amazon and corporate welfare...
More, https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/14/as_jeff_bezos_earns_191k_per

Stacy Mitchell, The Nation, Amazon Doesn't Just Want To Dominate The Market, It Wants To Own The Market, 02/2018.
https://www.thenation.com/article/amazon-doesnt-just-want-to-dominate-the-market-it-wants-to-become-the-market/