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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

"We know the game is rigged": NYC mayor slams Amazon HQ2 reversal [axios.com]

In a New York Times op-ed [nytimes.com] published Saturday evening, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned Amazon for its decision to pull the plug on its HQ2 expansion in Queens, calling it a byproduct of massive economic power concentrated in the hands of few wealthy corporations.

As the mayor of the nation's largest city, a place that's both a progressive beacon and the very symbol of capitalism, I share the frustration about corporate America. So do many of my fellow mayors across the country. We know the game is rigged. But we still find ourselves fighting one another in the race to secure opportunity for our residents as corporations force us into all-against-all competitions.

Amazon's HQ2 bidding war exemplified that injustice.

Previously: Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Headquarters [soylentnews.org]

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