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Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

In November 2018 the online e-commerce company Amazon announced it would be building a second headquarters in New York City and Arlington, VA. The announcement came a year after the company announced it would accept proposals from any North American city who wanted to host the headquarters. Amazon said the company could invest over $5 billion and the offices would create up to 50,000 high paying jobs. More than 200 cities applied and offered Amazon millions of dollars in economic incentives and tax breaks. For the New York City headquarters the city and state governments gave Amazon $2.8…  

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72%
Yes
28%
No
49%
Yes
23%
No
12%
Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised
3%
No, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies
5%
Yes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives
2%
No, the government should never subsidize private businesses
4%
Yes, if the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents
1%
No, but punish them for moving jobs out of the country
2%
Yes, but only if local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer
1%
Yes, but I would prefer lowering corporate taxes to benefit all local companies

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 @9QZCYDNfrom Ontario  answered…9mos9MO

I don't think they should, but they should be allowed to if the people of that city agree and if there's a high chance the tax revenue will exceed the incentives. A better strategy I think would be to spend money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies

 @9QZCYDNfrom Ontario  answered…9mos9MO

I donr think they should, but they should be allowed to if the people of that city agree and if there's a high chance the tax revenue will exceed the incentives. A better strategy I think would be to spend money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies

 @9LJGNWT from British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

That is up to each municipality to ensure that public officials enter into meaningful and productive contracts that attempt to benefit that community. Any official that willfully misleads the public and/or receives payoffs for promoting or agreeing to such an arrangement should be prosecuted and if convicted, EXECUTED. Did you hear that Trudildeau?

 @9GZYG4Jfrom Quebec  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but I would prefer to abolish corporate taxes to benefit all companies in Canada and also punish them for moving jobs out of the country by mean of tariff when they import their products in Canada.

 @9GNXXXTfrom British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but it depends on the needs of each community, and if that money could be better spent on infrastructur

 @9FWLZ8Lfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

yeah as long as the private companies can say no? like you can OFFER anything they just dont need to say yes

 @9FQ2ZJYfrom Yukon Territory  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, as long as it benefits the local economy, population, creates tax revenue and doesn't harm the environment

 @9FPG8CXfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but MAKE SURE that the money is well spent, meaning the benefits exceed the drawbacks!

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Texas Offers Trump 1,400 Acres for His Mass Deportation Dream

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