Economist Amihai Glazer of UC Irvine told the Los Angeles Times, “Amazon played cities against each other. But incentives often lead to winner’s remorse. Last year, for instance, Boston offered $145 million to General Electric [for its new headquarters] but the promised employment has not materialized.”

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