Quote (AspenSniper @ Oct 18 2018 09:51am)
Billions of dollars to fix it though. Maryland for example is adding 2 lanes to i270, 295 and 495 to make room for it. Amazon’s huge tax breaks include part of this.
It’s interesting because it’s forcing governments to pay attention to their issues if they want to attract business
What do you mean by "Amazon's huge tax breaks include part of this"?
The nation needs to take the model of places like California. If you want to attract business long-term you need a robust educational model and well-maintained infrastructure. Tax breaks only work as long as somebody else isn't undercutting your tax breaks, but eventually you can't afford to maintain the roads and nobody wants to live there. Here in Missouri we've been cutting taxes for a long time to try to attract businesses, and we've had to cut way back on roads and schools making it even more of a shit hole in the long run and further deterring business from everywhere except KC and St. Louis.