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…
Read more69% Yes |
31% No |
51% Yes |
23% No |
8% Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised |
5% No, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies |
4% 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 |
1% Yes, but I would prefer lowering corporate taxes to benefit all local companies |
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1% Yes, but only if local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer |
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@996S9CP1yr1Y
If a company is setting up/expanding in the country then it would be good to incentivize them to not be in Dublin, but I wouldn't want to relocate an existing company
@8YYTV562yrs2Y
All depends on what the company is and why relocation is considered
@beauchurley2yrs2Y
Yes, but Irish-based (or majority Irish-owned) companies only and only if they meet certain ESG criteria. Greater incentives for Irish-based start-ups.
@Adamjnr3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if local citizens can vote on the level of incentives, if any, to offer after an environmental review takes place.
@Adamjnr3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if local citizens can vote on the level of incentives to offer after an environmental review takes place
@8Q5RDNV3yrs3Y
Not if the city is a state organization
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