Andrew “ Amazon ” Cuomo appear to have to the full embraced the anger form of his operation of aggrieve the loss of Amazon ’s would - be HQ2 headquarters in Queens .
speak with WAMC ’s Alan Chartock onThe Roundtableon Friday , the New York governor called the incident “ the greatest tragedy that I have seen since I have been in government , ” a comment that did not exactly resonate well with New Yorkers given Cuomo ’s been in government for decades . ( TheDemocrat and Chroniclereported Friday that Cuomo ’s “ office later clarified he was relate to government failure , not human tragedies . ” )
Cuomo — who onceclaimedhe would alter his name to Amazon to secure the deal — spent much of his nearly 30 minute on the show talk about the ways in which the deal would have , in his judgment , been a resounding success . He also defended the roughly$3 billion in incentivesthat Amazon would have received in the deal , adding that New York ’s bid was “ much , much less than other states . ” He shout claims that New York was forking over billions “ ignorant , ” take a firm stand that “ they were giving us $ 27 billion . ”
“ We have gotten superficial . We have gotten anecdotal , ” he said . “ Nobody infer what it takes to really make change in a governmental procedure , how you really run an economy . ‘ I want more training , I need more healthcare . ’ And where do the revenues come from ? ”
Cuomo ’s reply to the failed wad was markedly dissimilar from that of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio , who in the wake of Amazon ’s decision against a Queens headquarters twitch on the society . The mayorslammedthe company ’s move as “ the 1 percent dictate to everyone else even though we gave them a bonny deal , ” an eyebrow - raising response that , as theNew York Timesnoted , arrive as de Blasio may beconsidering a run for president .
“ Today ’s deportment by Amazon show why they would have been a uncollectible partner for New York in any event , ” Gianaris enunciate in astatementafter Amazon herald it was deplumate out . “ Rather than seriously engage with the residential district they proposed to profoundly alter , Amazon continued its effort to shakedown governments to get its way . It is time for a national negotiation about the perils of these types of incorporated subsidies . ”
[ WAMCviaNew York Times ]
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