Do we really want Amazon?
It seems like a no-brainer.
Amazon announced in September that it would seek proposals from economic-development agencies for a second global headquarters — dubbed Amazon HQ2 — that would cost $5 billion to build, create as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs and encompass as much as 8 million square feet.
The headquarters would operate on an equal basis with Amazon’s Seattle HQ, and the project prompted drooling on the part of eco-devo officials throughout North America. Proposals were submitted in October from 238 cities and regions, heralding from 54 states, provinces, territories and districts.
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