Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2
Nice to see Toronto on the list, though game theory suggest that we're only here because having a Canadian Candidate has the potential to have all 3 levels of government involved rather than just state and city.<p>I'm not really sure how to go about handicapping the finalists.<p>Given the current political climate, Toronto is interesting because it's the only city that gives Amazon some escape form the US government.<p>You'd want:<p>- an international airport so you can get to Beijing, London, etc on a single flight.  This might eliminate the smaller cities.<p>- a strong existing tech workforce and universities.<p>- land in the downtown core to build on, this might eliminate New York?<p>- perhaps you'd preference  the cities that already have an amazon campus in them.<p>Toronto has all of these..<p>Ah, who am I kidding. its going to come down to which government gives them the most money and that eliminates Toronto.<p>Would be fun for someone in each city to make a list of what makes your city a good choice for the headquarters!!