[will_brown]

>The taxpayer in NY ends up better off after this deal; even critical articles like the OP acknowledge that the subsidies are dwarfed by the increase in tax revenues that the state will gain.

Maybe. But what if all the other cities/States collude - or independently - for the benefit of their taxpayers, decide to give Amazon a “personalized tax deal” like NY/NYC gave Amazon...only to Amazon’s detriment?

If other states/cities are going to take the good employers with custom tax deals I think everyone else should make sure those subsidized companies aren’t also eating up their local economies/businesses.