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Originally Posted by undergroundman
It's delusional to think that Amazon would consider coming to Austin. Don't get me wrong, I am a strong proponent of the idea. It would be the greatest economic development that's happened to Austin since Dell Corp. The opportunity would provide Austin with countless jobs, not only the projected 50,000 directly working for Amazon but also the peripheral companies that move to Austin to be close to Amazon. It would help buffer us from a looming national recession.
But I think the chances are very slim they'll come here, mainly because this Council is so very anti big business. We saw this with their struggle with Uber. More recently Leslie Pool stated that she didn't believe Austin should provide any incentive package at all to big companies to come here. And yes, she is the same council member that tried to reneg on the Domain contract. Then there's Delia Garza who expressed hesitance to the idea of Amazon coming to town, unless it's coming to her district. And do you really think Greg Casar would be open to any government giveaways unless the giveaways are given directly to his constituents? Short sighted ward politics is going to be the downfall of Austin.
Contrast this with all the other cities who are bending backwards to court Amazon. I strongly doubt council will even provide an incentive package.
Seattle's city council is similarly not very friendly towards big business. I sense that's why Amazon is looking for a 2nd location rather than growing and building out where they currently are. I don't think they want to move to a city with a council that is a carbon copy of the one in Seattle.
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AMEN Anyone who votes for this group, other than ET, needs their ass kicked..progressive is one thing but anti-business is another. If one can't see the hidden racism in this council, especially the west side members, then they are blind..Big companies hire diverse populations!! West Austin boutiques do not Wake the f--k up!!!