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Originally Posted by fjtorres
The city tax is unconstitutional at the state level and not a likely factor.
Nor is it the minimum wage an issue because Amazon isn't looking for a warehouse site but a corporate HQ. White collar jobs; powerpoint rangers and keyboard jockeys. I don't think the cost of janitorial services is going to weigh too heavily. 
Otherwise, California would've made the list.  |
The cost of living overall will be a factor. And many employees will be on the lower half of the pay scale. The company's pencil pushers will want to keep it that way especially when you add in healthcare. Btw, how many janitors are needed for a 8 million sq ft campus?
And city (in)stability was one of Amazon's criteria. Taxes weigh heavily on that. Sure Amazon will receive a 10-year abatement on property taxes but what happens after? You can't relocate a $5 billion hdqrs and 50,000 employees overnight.