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Old Posted Feb 23, 2019, 1:41 AM
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Originally Posted by mrnyc View Post
well it was stupid to chase any jobs away, but amazon was wishy washy for a reason well beyond local whiners. did anyone really believe the 25k employees number they threw around? and 40k? where the hell did that one come from? hoax. realistically? 10k? maybe? eventually? but lic will get that in new residents anyway in a equal amount of time. obviously it isn't farmland. itsa boomin along on its own. and better 20 smaller players than one conspicuous major employer. thats why i say meh.
People keep asking about the numbers. Why is there a reason to doubt it? How many do they have in Seatle? What are the getting in Virginia? Look at the numbers that Google is putting in Manhattan. Is that a hoax? I mean, seriously.
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