[beachy]

> We are thrilled to have them.

The royal We?

Your comment would read better if you didn't claim to speak for some group - presumably anyone living within a few miles of the HQ2 site. I'm sure that many people could be found there that strongly disagree with your confident predictions:

> We have subsidize part of their expansion, but the growth will pay back that investment in 5-7 years.

[paxswill]

Most of the incentives are tied to specific goals; the bulk of the money is tied to specific numbers of jobs being added above a certain pay level (I think it was 25k jobs with an average salary over $100k/year, but haven’t gone back to find the article). Other incentives are contingent on revenues from a specific tax (hotel rooms I think) going up. The other big incentive isn’t Amazon exclusive: building a new campus for Virginia Tech nearby and increased funding for STEM education within the state.

[victor9000]

A similar story played out here in Seattle. Amazon transformed SLU into a business hub, bringing tens of thousands of high paying jobs to a previously underdeveloped neighborhood.

[aweiland]

Crystal City is hardly underdeveloped.

[JackFr]

'We' might refer to his family friends and neighbors, whom he probably knows better than you.

[silicon2401]

Without his clarification, "might" is just speculation, and he could equally have tried to speak for all people in his area.