Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Maybe This Time Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Correct

Yesterday we posted an article about the new Representative from New York complaining that 

the governments of New York City And Washington D.C. had given large amounts of money 
to Amazon so it would build their new headquarters in those areas.  We thought she was wrong,
however, upon learning more about this situation, we have to admit she was right.

We have long complained about big corporations (usually well connected and wealthy) being
given funds and property tax credits for locating a facility in their city. We also have hated 
those wealthy owners of sports teams being given free stadiums (at tax payer expense) and other 
credits for either staying in the city or for relocating to the city.  Both of these situations are wrong
on so many levels.  

A business should locate where it can get the best employees, raw materials and other
things necessary for their business, not because the city fathers bent over and gave them 
the store. The same goes for sports franchises.

On this matter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is right (can't believe we are saying this).  It is a time for
corporate welfare and sports team welfare to end.  Instead of giving billions (in the case of
Amazon) away, those same dollars should be spent on the roads, bridges and other
infrastructure that is failing in this country.

Conservative Tom


Fox News' Star Stuns Himself By

 Agreeing With Anti-Trump Dem

  • 2018-11-14 
  • Source: AAN 
  • by: AAN Staff
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For promising America's two richest cities monstrous corporate headquarters
complete with tens of thousands of employees – guaranteed to raise house
prices past the speed of inflation and make commuting even more miserable
 – the world's richest man will receive $2 billion in tax breaks.

That's made for some strange bedfellows in Washington, D.C.

The Hill's Joe Concha reports:

Fox News host Tucker Carlson says Rep.-elect Alexandria

Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) "has a very good point" in criticizing Amazon receiving

taxpayer subsidies for its new headquarters, asking, "How does that work?"

Carlson admitted on his primetime program late Tuesday that while he hated

"to admit it," he agreed with Ocasio-Cortez's perspective.

"Jeff Bezos, who is the world’s richest man, will receive more than $2 billion

in subsidies from you, the taxpayer," he stated. "New congresswoman

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had this to say: 'Amazon is a billion-dollar

company. The idea it will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax

rates at a time when a subway is crumbling in our communities need more

investment, not less, is extremely concerning to residents here.'”

...

The anomalous agreement between the conservative host and the

newly-elected declared Democratic socialist comes after Amazon

announced Monday it had chosen Long Island City in Queens and

Arlington, Va. as the sites of a new split headquarters. Amazon is

owned by the richest man on the planet, Jeff Bezos, who is

ranked #1 on Forbes' annual list ahead of Microsoft founder

Bill Gates. The retail giant became only the second company

to hit $1 trillion in market capitalization after Apple achieved the

mark in August.
 Source: AAN

Read more at http://americanactionnews.com/articles/fox-news-star-stuns-himself-by-agreeing-with-anti-trump-dem#ckrDsEILk1Vt5oFa.99

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