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Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

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The Sicatoka said:
Denny Sanford. Sioux Falls, SD.

Thinking about Amazon's HQ2: I won't bet against you.
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They got cut because they gave a half assed bid that didn’t bend over. Target and B.B. are hq here as you know and Dayton wasn’t going to roll out the red carpet.

I’m sure you’d have found a comment had MN not bid, too.
 
The Sicatoka said:
So, they didn't bend because they're already bent?
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No. As I’m sure you’ve noted before we’re not a low tax state. Lots of places HQ here despite that. Why would you lure in a new one and give them special breaks the others don’t get? ESP when that comes with a zillion headaches like Seattle has experienced.
 
The Sicatoka said:
Caffeine headaches from all the coffee? ;)

I have relatives in Seattle that tell me it's the greatest thing since bread (forget the sliced aspect).
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Then maybe they are like my family, wealthy enough to be insulated and always able to afford the rising prices. For others though, it’s not been good.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
That's meaningless. They got cut because they wouldn't bend over. That's meaningful.
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According to the reports that came out of the State, Amazon said that Minnesota didn't make the cut because of a concern about a sufficient number of qualified skilled workers.
 
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SJHovey said:
According to the reports that came out of the State, Amazon said that Minnesota didn't make the cut because of a concern about a sufficient number of qualified skilled workers.
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LOL.

That's hilarious. And utter and complete BS.
 
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Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
Then maybe they are like my family, wealthy enough to be insulated and always able to afford the rising prices. For others though, it’s not been good.
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No, they're youngin's, new hires, early in career, on the steep part of the wage growth curve. They don't feel it ... yet.
 
Kepler said:
North Dakota (or South, I forget) lured the Citicorp HQ from NYC. Money talks.

The second HQ is going to be DC so they can get their hands on all the lovely gubmint graft, er, investment. That's a given. But if they ever decide to move their first HQ my bet would be sunny climes and the kind of voters who close schools to fund HS footbaw.
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Kep

If AMZN relocates to Montgomery County MD, the local roads, mass(:eek:) transit, and schools can't handle the influx
 
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Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
We all know they have more educated and skilled folks.
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I think you and Scooby are making the same mistake that a lot of people make when thinking about this problem.

No one is saying that there aren't skilled workers in Minnesota. There are oodles of them.

The problem (if you're trying to attract someone who needs a lot of skilled workers) is that there is already too much competition for them here. Thus, Amazon isn't going to be able to attract enough, at the right "price" to work for them.
 
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SJHovey said:
I think you and Scooby are making the same mistake that a lot of people make when thinking about this problem.

No one is saying that there aren't skilled workers in Minnesota. There are oodles of them.

The problem (if you're trying to attract someone who needs a lot of skilled workers) is that there is already too much competition for them here. Thus, Amazon isn't going to be able to attract enough, at the right "price" to work for them.
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Now you're cooking. Correct. They don't want to move here cause they don't want to pay anybody. Same with any corporation. You found common ground.

Oh. I made no mistake.
 
SJHovey said:
I think you and Scooby are making the same mistake that a lot of people make when thinking about this problem.

No one is saying that there aren't skilled workers in Minnesota. There are oodles of them.

The problem (if you're trying to attract someone who needs a lot of skilled workers) is that there is already too much competition for them here. Thus, Amazon isn't going to be able to attract enough, at the right "price" to work for them.
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No, I understood that. As I’ve said, too many other firms here. Couple that with the lesser tax breaks and it wasn’t gonna happen.

It’s just too easy to make jokes about skilled workers in Mississippi
 
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