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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Response rates from 237 State Senate District 18 voters.
71% Yes |
29% No |
57% Yes |
21% No |
5% Yes, but only if local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer |
5% No, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies |
3% Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised |
3% No, but punish them for moving jobs out of the country |
3% Yes, if the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents |
0% No, the government should never subsidize private businesses |
2% Yes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives |
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1% Yes, but I would prefer lowering corporate taxes to benefit all local companies |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 237 State Senate District 18 voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 237 State Senate District 18 voters.
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Unique answers from State Senate District 18 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes, cities should do whatever they choose
@98PJRK42yrs2Y
Yes, cities should do as they choose
@8TPZGDY4yrs4Y
Yes, and punish them for moving jobs out of the country
@9X45M635mos5MO
Yes , but only if: the local environment is not compromised, the tax revenue will exceed the tax incentives, the company promises to hire local residents, and local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer.
@9JDPKH41yr1Y
Yes, provided that tax revenue will exceed tax incentives, the company promises to hire mostly local residents, and local citizens vote to approve it.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised, the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents, and the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives
@8G5T7885yrs5Y
Yes, but every state should have their own incentive program if they choose to have one at all. This is not a federal level issue.
@B3ZYM5D3wks3W
Yes, First off, we have to preserve freedom, checks and balances, federalism, and a weak central government Second of all, this will lead to decreased inflation, better trade, a lower unemployment rate, and more job creation
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