• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    Well no, they couldn’t have, because this is money they can’t get in any case. Data centers that aren’t built don’t pay taxes.

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        8 days ago

        Tax exemptions for activity that would not have taken place without those tax exemptions cost the state nothing - no money is being “thrown” and no potential tax income is being forgone. Meanwhile, giving “poor guys” $200,000 a year costs $200,000 per year per poor guy. That’s the difference.