why was it criticized?
Conservative and liberal advocacy groups voiced their opposition to various tax breaks promised by cities in hopes of luring Amazon.
Amazon HQ2
Conservative and liberal advocacy groups voiced their opposition to various tax breaks promised by cities in hopes of luring Amazon.
when does amazon make their decision on hq2 September 2017 what is amazon hq2? Amazon HQ2 is a planned corporate headquarters in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia for technology company Amazon. are the corporate headquarters located in two different places? Yes, they expanded the existing headquarters when was it founded? 1994 what were the requirements proposed for building it? Amazon's request for proposals outlined several core requirements, as well as optional preferences. Optional preferences included airports with direct flights to Seattle, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., urban locations, and proximity to major universities. was this building proposal submitted for auctioning? Yes, it is submitted for selection who won the auction for the headquarters? Northern Virginia bidders was there a promotional campaign to promote it? Several cities and groups promoted their HQ2 bids by engaging in promotional campaigns and gimmicks, including offers and gifts to Amazon. who are the shortlisted finalists? Amazon announced its shortlist of 20 finalists for the HQ2 bidding process. The list focuses mainly on the U.S. East Coast and Midwest, with Los Angeles the only selection from the West Coast and Toronto the only one outside of the United States. who were the finalists? UNANSWERABLE
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Amazon HQ2 [SEP] Criticism and opposition
Steven Strauss, a visiting professor of public policy at Princeton University and an expert on economic development, in an editorial in "USA Today" suggested that metropolitan areas should be cautious about bidding too generously to win the Amazon bid. He pointed to examples where companies have gone bankrupt or failed to follow up on expansion plans. Strauss also wrote that it was possible that cities could over-pay (the so-called "winner's curse") by providing an overly generous incentive package, which would turn out to be a money-losing proposition for the municipality if all the promised jobs did not materialize. Conservative and liberal advocacy groups voiced their opposition to various tax breaks promised by cities in hopes of luring Amazon.