While mayors and governors compete to offer Amazon billions in tax breaks, these locals have no interest in paying the company to come to their towns. The contrarians say their communities are thriving as is, and that’s why Amazon is interested in the first place. In Maryland, Rich Madaleno, a Democratic state senator running for governor, doesn’t go that far, but he opposes paying Amazon to come to the state. Maryland is setting aside US$5bil to woo Amazon to Montgomery County, a suburb of Washington and part of Madaleno’s district. “It’s a monster – 50,000 jobs, US$5bil of investment by the company.

Source: The Star February 07, 2018 06:56 UTC