Amy Goodman
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As Jeff Bezos Earns $191K Per Minute, Why is NY & VA Giving Amazon $3 Billion in Corporate Welfare?
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21:45Now PlayingAmazon has selected a pair of cities to host its new, expanded headquartersCrystal City in Arlington, Virginia, and Long Island City in Queens, New York. Amazon’s decision came after a 14month search that saw cities around the U.S. promise tax breaks, taxpayerfunded infrastructure and businessfriendly 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. In New York, we speak with Ron Kim, member of the New York State Assembly. He recently cowrote an opinion piece for The New York Times headlined “New York Should Say No to Amazon.” In Washington, D.C., we speak with Greg LeRoy, executive director of Good Jobs First, a watchdog group on economic development incentives. And in Portland, Maine, we speak with Stacy Mitchell, codirector of the Institute for Local SelfReliance. She is the author of “BigBox SwindleThe True Cost of MegaRetailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses.”
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