![]() When Seattle-based Amazon announced earlier this month that it was building a second headquarters that would house tens of thousands of well-paid workers, the company invited cities across North America to submit in-depth proposals explaining why they’d be the perfect fit for the online retailer. How could you not press Like and also send Bezos a DM to offer him billions of dollars in tax incentives?Ĭongratulations, you’ve just fallen prey to the most alluring thirst trap in the history of corporate America. And they’re not just any jobs these are white-collar jobs that pay more than $100,000, on average. Acting like those 50,000 jobs aren’t right there in your face. It’s Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (shirtless? We’ll say shirtless) posing nonchalantly on top of a pile of 50,000 jobs. ![]() “Diverse,” but also undergirded by a series of pernicious education and housing policies that ensure it doesn’t get too “diverse.” A classic American town.Īs you’re mindlessly scrolling through Instagram one day as part of your mayoral duties, your thumb instinctively freezes on an eye-catching picture. ![]() The Thirst Tracker will catalog the stunts local officials are using to woo Amazon, explore some of the ways thirst manifests itself in economic development deals, and dig into how Amazon is changing city infrastructure and community planning. Over the next several weeks, The Ringer will be documenting the various desperate strategies cities are using in the competition to land Amazon’s massive second headquarters. ![]()
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