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“The best social program is still a job.” That’s a genius line there. https://t.co/ZHYLzDuxwG
— El Chappy (@itschappy) February 24, 2019
A lot of people see it as a win, it's worth recognizing that, though people for Amazon like to blame it all on @aoc (I personally see loss on both sides, though both NYC and Amazon are big and dynamic and will move on to next thing).
— Rashmi Sinha (@rashmi) February 23, 2019
TRANSLATION: How NY did the heroic thing by rejecting an inhuman, tax-avoiding, slave-driving corporate behemoth that exemplifies everything that's wrong with modern capitalism.
— Courage, mon brave! (@KievKirby) February 23, 2019
This Amazon/NYC saga reinforces a belief: when people are very angry, they become less discriminate about who/what they are angry at. Big/unnecessary loss for NY. “You don't need to be the State's Budget Director to know that a 9 to 1 return on your investment is a winner.” https://t.co/q2NYkoOujl
— Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky) February 24, 2019
My favorite part "We underestimated the effect of the opposition's distortions and overestimated the intelligence and integrity of local elected officials."
— Ryan Hurst (@rmhrisk) February 23, 2019
The Amazon HQ2 situation is a great example of just how little our representatives actually represent our interests.
— Russ Laraway ??⚓️ (@ral1) February 24, 2019
70% of New Yorkers supported this, and now 20-40K jobs gone.
Your reps - D&R alike - serve their interests & those of their financiers. Not yours. https://t.co/0D2lyJpsKA
Want to know what happens when the New Socialist Party masters outrage culture on social media? They drive jobs & the wealth-creating capitalists out of town. I predict @aoc & Co. will drive jobs off shore. No CEO wants to fight the @aoc army on social. https://t.co/LkjGZyPPzS
— ??????? (@Jason) February 23, 2019
Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon // pretty clear point of view. The next largest development is 1/25th this scale. https://t.co/ZNSvXQOu32 pic.twitter.com/n8RPEqyZYk
— Steven Sinofsky (@stevesi) February 23, 2019
wow.
— Semil (@semil) February 23, 2019
hard to read this & argue NYC/NY won. https://t.co/HxMSH1Z5FL
This may be the single best letter I've read. An open letter from the NYS Budget Director regarding the Amazon HQ2 pullout. Must read https://t.co/DAFEMJ0JyM
— Nat Turner (@natsturner) February 24, 2019
"In my 23 years in the State Capitol, three as Budget Director, Amazon was the single greatest economic development opportunity we have had.” ??? https://t.co/WomRthpI5Z
— Adam Nash (@adamnash) February 23, 2019
How New York City shot itself in the foot — losing 25,000+ jobs and $27 billion in tax revenue https://t.co/yiw44lIDBA
— Henry Blodget (@hblodget) February 23, 2019
Bull. This was not a math problem, but one of ethics. Leave that Seattle crap of the highest rent and home price increases in the country where it is. Not to mention 4x Uber surge pricing all day long.?
— Giovanni Jo (@JoGiovanni_) February 23, 2019
Post-Truth culture finally cost real money, maybe.
— Dan Kaminsky (@dakami) February 23, 2019
Good read. Memorable quote, “To be a progressive, there needs to be progress.” https://t.co/pNESLGWOpS
— Financial Samurai (@financialsamura) February 24, 2019
This open letter from Cuomo's budget director is remarkable in its substitution of an authoritative voice for truth. https://t.co/spZrHoJU1r
— David Dayen (@ddayen) February 24, 2019
To each their own, tho as the facts bear out, cannot be argued as a win for NY/NYC/Queens based on this https://t.co/rcN8LV4ZzC
— Semil (@semil) February 23, 2019
This one sentence sums up politics today: “They were all for it before Twitter convinced them to be against it.”
— Renee DiResta (@noUpside) February 23, 2019
This is a fascinating read.https://t.co/ip3l8LLDEr
pretty amazing letter from the budget director of New York State. Truly appreciate the fact that there are amazing people who chose to do public service - people like that are the real heroes - https://t.co/gzrXjjTmjI
— Venky Ganesan (@venkyganesan) February 24, 2019
? Details of the insanity of losing the Amazon deal. Unions, politicians and a vocal minority of eneducated folks killed their biggest opportunity in decades.
— John-Daniel Trask (@traskjd) February 24, 2019
“25,000-40,000 jobs located in a part of Queens that has not seen any significant commercial development in decades” https://t.co/r6jXgLA8FP
“The union that opposed the project gained nothing and cost other union members 11,000 good, high-paying jobs. “ https://t.co/hsuV6Is2cW
— Nicholas Carlson (@nichcarlson) February 23, 2019
This needed to be said. Political loudmouths hurt their constituents. They need to own it and quit hiding behind their BS rhetoric.
— Mike Maples (@m2jr) February 23, 2019
Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo https://t.co/JfQoxX2kJI
This is a really concise and well written piece on the disaster of NYC rejecting Amazon’s 25k jobs. Read it: https://t.co/9WayFQuFz7
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) February 24, 2019
New York state's budget director points how badly the city screwed itself by allowing false narratives on social media derail Amazon's HQ2.
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) February 23, 2019
Amazon was going to get $3B in tax breaks if they created 25K jobs and $27B in revenue for the state. #OwnGoal https://t.co/qt8AmwkHMO pic.twitter.com/XD4ZhFt1zs
Not sure how many pundits talking about Amazon even read the deal or where it was going.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 19, 2019
$500+ million of the deal was *capital grants.*
$2.5 billion in tax breaks.
It’s fair to ask why we don’t invest the capital for public use, + why we don’t give working people a tax break. https://t.co/jUqaugUHYP
finally read the scarlet letter (i.e., publicly branding the bad moves and bad communications in NY re Amazon HQ), and it's as good as everyone said it washttps://t.co/gBV33jgFMB
— Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) February 25, 2019
#Oof
— Jill ?? (@ItsJustJill) February 25, 2019
Wanna read a searing indictment of certain NY politicians who nuked the Amazon deal?
As a matter of fact, make copies, and give it to every stupid leftist you know.
Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon https://t.co/aZ9ZWdehro
This is powerful — and irrefutable: Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon https://t.co/6sGXNISObV
— Joe Nocera (@opinion_joe) February 24, 2019
Must read statement from New York State Budget Director on the loss of Amazon deal. https://t.co/eP9W0cPZsR
— Wayne Chang (@Wayne) February 24, 2019
This may be the single best letter I've read. An open letter from the NYS Budget Director regarding the Amazon HQ2 pullout. Must read https://t.co/DAFEMJ0JyM
— Nat Turner (@natsturner) February 24, 2019
Finally got around to reading this. Brutal. Absolutely brutal. https://t.co/KgG814EvZp
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) February 24, 2019
"In my 23 years in the State Capitol, three as Budget Director, Amazon was the single greatest economic development opportunity we have had.” ??? https://t.co/WomRthpI5Z
— Adam Nash (@adamnash) February 23, 2019
Ouch. I hope New Yorkers remember this at the polls https://t.co/bcGtDnt4Uk via @nygovcuomo
— Herk Driver, Learning to Code (@G130J) February 25, 2019
Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon // pretty clear point of view. The next largest development is 1/25th this scale. https://t.co/ZNSvXQOu32 pic.twitter.com/n8RPEqyZYk
— Steven Sinofsky (@stevesi) February 23, 2019
wow. scathing rebuke from the NY State Budget Director of the Amazon opposition. "They are like the dog that caught the car." https://t.co/uYp3KSUP8o via @nygovcuomo
— Ryan Sarver (@rsarver) February 25, 2019
This is crystal clear. (Ouch NY)
— Ryan Smith (@RyanQualtrics) February 24, 2019
Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon https://t.co/npdEXiLFz1 via @nygovcuomo
“We overestimated the intelligence and integrity of local elected officials.” Ouch.
— Ian Sigalow (@Sigalow) February 24, 2019
Also surprised to learn that a union paid fake protestors to stir the pot in Queens.
Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon https://t.co/T6z51dIk8d
Interesting through and through: Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon https://t.co/ubWcWLu9dV via @nygovcuomo
— Yesim Sayin Taylor (@yesimsy) February 24, 2019
Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo So @RepAOC mislead people again. This letter very interesting. So the 3 Billion Tax Break only if 27 Billion in revenue was created. AOCHOAX https://t.co/zHdpvn0yf4
— WhoKnew? (@JohnKimbleSL) February 25, 2019
Incredible. The disconnection and disunity discussed here is incredibly unfortunate. No matter the size of your community, it takes hard work to make sure people and organizations are moving forward together in pursuing the same vision. https://t.co/IT85yu61er via @nygovcuomo
— John Longshore (@johnlongshore) February 24, 2019