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by Xelynega 2409 days ago
This is false. Amazon doesn't have the same rules as most companies, they have cities paying them bribes to put a headquarters in them.
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Many large companies try to extract concessions from cities in this manner. Sports franchises are notorious for this, despite being much smaller than Amazon.
This has been going on since the 80s in my first hand experience. Im sure longer than that as well.