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Virginia County Approves Amazon Incentives Despite Protests
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Protesters repeatedly shouted "shame" as a northern Virginia county board Saturday unanimously approved a $23 million incentives package for Amazon to build a new headquarters there.

The Arlington County Board's 5-0 vote came after hours of heated public testimony, news outlets reported.

Supporters said Amazon's plan to build a massive facility in Crystal City will lead to tens of thousands of good jobs and bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue. Opponents, however, said the tech giant neither needs nor deserves public subsidies. They also said lower-income residents would be driven out by rising rents.

"This vote today is about racial justice," Danny Cendejas, a member of the La ColectiVA advocacy group, said, according to WRC-TV . "We have been talking to folks in communities of color, immigrant communities. We have been hearing consistently the concerns about gentrification."

The Washington Post reported that in response to concerns about increased rents, traffic congestion and school overcrowding, Board Chair Christian Dorsey said, "I am confident we can manage those impacts."

this could be the tipping point for SJWs.
03-17-2019 12:00 AM
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RE: Virginia County Approves Amazon Incentives Despite Protests
X, the ability of the dippos to out stupid the stupid is a never ending gift...

unfortunately, the worry is line 1b) will eventually win out...
03-17-2019 12:05 AM
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