Critics Slam Amazon's Billion-Dollar 'Corporate Welfare' for Oregon Data Centers

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'No other retailer in U.S. history has come anywhere close to such enrichment at public expense,' said KasiaT_ska of goodjobsfirst in response to Amazon's $1 billion subsidy for Oregon data centers.

Kasia Tarczynska, a senior analyst at the public interest watchdog Good Jobs First."No other retailer in U.S. history has come anywhere close to such enrichment at public expense."

;&#x201cAmazon gets a $1 billion corporate welfare payment for AWS data centers in rural Oregon, with residents getting one day's notice before the vote. https://t.co/4r0UzGAM7x;&#x201dWhile local officials hope the incentives will secure $12 in billion new investment by Amazon in the remote county on the Columbia River about 185 miles east of Portland, opponents bristled when residents were given just one day's notice before the final commission vote.

"Investments like these create and support high-paying, highly skilled jobs in local communities, and projects that benefit local education, healthcare, public services, and more," the company added.last year that Amazon dodged $5.2 billion in federal corporate taxes in 2021 while paying an effective tax rate of 6%, far lower than the statutory 21%.

;&#x201cAmazon made $514 billion in 2022.\n\nWe can;&#x2019t believe we need to say this, but here goes: Amazon. does. not. need. tax. breaks.\n\nhttps://t.co/bAvzbQTWXD;&#x201d

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