Last week, the editorial boards of both The Times and The Wall Street Journal criticized the politicians whose complaints scuttled the deal. It should remind politicians elsewhere that their private blandishments may later turn into public controversy. It should also remind politicians that they can say no. Northern Virginia gave Amazon much less money than New York but still won tens of thousands of new jobs. Officials in Arizona, Illinois, New York and several other states have talked about a multistate compact known as the End Corporate Welfare Act.

Source: New York Times February 18, 2019 00:22 UTC