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by legitster 27 days ago
I think this is largely overstated.

Despite tax breaks and infrastructure requirements, these data centers still represent a massive windfall for the cities where they are built.

The problem is most people don't feel a personal connection to an increase in city revenue. Most cities are not going to pass it along as a tax cut - they're going to disperse it into parks and roads and schools and salaries.