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by autoexec 24 days ago
> presumably without those the datacenters would have been built elsewhere.

presumably without the tax breaks someone else could have bought those products, used the land/resources while paying for their fair share. Billions that should have gone to support tax payers aren't there now so I think "taxpayers helping some of the richest corporations on the planet buy servers, equipment, and power infrastructure" seems fair.