Is the Amazon Deal Back From the Dead?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 1, 2019

Listeners weigh in on the news that Governor Andrew Cuomo is working to try to revive the deal to bring Amazon to New York.

this is infuriating, we rejected Amazon because we shouldn't be negotiating subsidies with anyone. If taxes are too high, then lower them for everyone.
— Franco Mendoza (@flashbackfranco) March 1, 2019

I’ll support deal if Gov. Cuomo agrees to only use public transportation in NYC like the rest of us.
— Jeff Hannon (@Jeffrey_Hannon) March 1, 2019

Amazon needs to address the concerns of the people most affected; increased housing prices, infrastructure, etc. And they should guarantee a certain % of jobs go to NYers. There is NO guarantee all those jobs won't come from out of state.
— Elyse (@wraithfodder) March 1, 2019

@BrianLehrer How about @amazon going to the South Bronx. That will be an amazing move.
— America Onwards (@AmericaEnMarche) March 1, 2019

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