What Amazon did shouldn't be illegal; what the cities did to try to get Amazon to them should be.
Rather than punish Amazon, punish the public servants who thought a large tax break for years, or real estate deals, would really be big enough to draw the company in.
What Amazon did was playing the field; why not get a bonus for letting others compete; rather than taking nothing because it was already decided?
Rather than punish Amazon, punish the public servants who thought a large tax break for years, or real estate deals, would really be big enough to draw the company in.
What Amazon did was playing the field; why not get a bonus for letting others compete; rather than taking nothing because it was already decided?