Its no wonder Amazon wanted to build there. Poor people make for cheap labour. It might even have been a good deal for Mississippi if they had forced Amazon to allow unions there for getting a free pass!
And in 5 years they are going to automate the entire thing providing precisely 0 jobs to the local economy.
That would be pretty rough. Outcompete all the other employers in town so they all go out of business and then automate all the jobs.
I mean, that’s literally what Amazon does. Anyone remember diapers.com? Amazon lowered their prices on diapers, losing at least $200 million, to stop diapers.com’s growth. When the business started losing money, Amazon bought them, and then shut them down.
Then immediately raised their prices on diapers. I fucking hate Amazon, like, literally refuse to purchase anything from them. I’d rather pay 3 times the price then give Amazon a penny for literally anything.
They’re already implementing automation and robots into their warehouses, once one of their engineers making six figures (compared to Bezos’s billions) comes up with a way to automate delivery, you can bet your ass and mine they’ll drop all of their subcontracting delivery companies with zero notice or fucks given. I’m amazed they haven’t gone after chewy.com or barkbox, but maybe they are.
I remember back in like 2015-2017, when I finally swore off Amazon, I posted on Reddit asking what other shopping sites people recommended that weren’t Amazon, and was downvoted and chastised for even asking because not wanting to suck Amazon’s Dick-of-Convenience wasn’t comprehendible, and look where that fucking got us.
Sorry, this is a long response to your comment, and that’s the end of my rant, but just… Fuck Amazon, to the moon and back… Twice.
There is no ethical capitalism.
So someone was already becoming successful but sold out to Amazon and it’s Amazon you’re mad at?
You don’t even have to not tell us you failed reading comprehension.
Amazon undercut them, stole their customers, bought them, and then shut them down.
How is that “becoming successful but sold out?” Amazon has their hands in so many baskets, from tools and everyday household items to government defense contracts and everything in between, they could afford to lose money on one niche area for probably decades. In contrast, diapers.com sold: diapers and their related accessories, and did not have billions stowed away to undercut Amazon’s prices that they already couldn’t compete with.
Fuck Amazon and everything they have done to the world.
That’s the plan. And they are barely being subtle about it. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/how-amazon-deploys-robots-in-its-operations-facilities https://www.geekwire.com/2023/amazon-unveils-sequoia-warehouse-robotics-system-and-starts-testing-agilitys-digit-robot/ https://www.engadget.com/amazon-says-its-new-ai-powered-robots-reduce-fulfilment-time-by-25-percent-122517342.html
There are so many more. The end goal is fully automated fulfillment canters and automated drone delivery. The company who currently employs more people than any other in the country is 100% trying to eliminate the “labor” line item on their balance sheet.
They still need consumers though right? I mean they can’t automate that away can they? Cause I consume a lot of stuff and it takes a fair amount of effort, also it is like the only thing I am really good at.
data centers have low personell overhead don’t they? Didn’t some state nix their data center incentives precisely because of how few jobs they bring vs how much utilities they consume.
The only reason I can think of building it there is easy access to water.
Yeah I think it’s funny that the bill specifically says that they have to add 50 jobs a year but it doesn’t say 50 high paying jobs just 50 jobs. If they hire 50 janitors a year that fulfills their quota. And, not to put too fine a point on it but Mississippi’s population is over 2,961,279 and 19.1%(the number of people under the poverty line in Mississippi) is 565,604. 50 jobs a year isn’t going to do fuckall for that state. But I sure as hell bet that the Republicans in there State legislature are going to have their pockets well lined.
50 Part Time Jobs of 1 hour each week (maybe) and it pays minimum wage. Also I might replace any/all of them at any time with offshore, and H1B talent.
Best I can do
Multi Trillion Dollar Company
1 job, but the applicants only last a week, so 52 people employed per year!
not to put too fine a point on it
No comment on the accuracy of their prediction but they claim:
The project is the largest economic development project in Mississippi’s entire history and is expected to create at least 1,000 “high-paying, high-tech” jobs by 2034.
If that comes to pass, that’s a big deal and this type of facility and these jobs do not just walk away when the incentives end
1,000 jobs for people they will probably ship in from out of state to meet the qualifications they need. Versus over 500,000 in the state who are poverty stricken.
Oh yeah that’s a real good deal. /s
These kinds of projects are great when they bring in tax revenue that will benefit the state and allow them to distribute to the most unfortunate… but I guess that’s not going to happen since they’re getting a tax break of 100%.
Eat the rich. Fucking disgusting.
Someone bring a truckload of seasoning!
Be the change you wish to see in the world
Yes, human cannibalism is quite disgusting.
How would you know unless you’ve tried it already?
But seriously when are we gonna eat Bezos? I’m a vegetarian but I’ll take a bite of the billionaire to show my commitment. I’ll bring coleslaw.
Nobody’s brave enough to start the process.
By the way, if Amazon is doing a project for them, that actually means they’re not just paying Zero in taxes, they’re also getting paid by the state.
There’s more to factor in than just job creation. Presumably this isn’t a project that going to build on undeveloped land. The land Amazon is building on is likely abandoned warehouse/factory that isn’t paying income tax anyway. There’s almost definitely going to be environmental clean up involved is the project, which wouldn’t happen without the project. Power and water utilities get a new customer that will pay a lot of money and likely on time. A data center requires new fiber to be laid, which should also allow local residential areas access to better internet as well.
There’s also the potential that this aws data center attracts a Google or Microsoft data center and they don’t get as good of a deal to be the second or third mover. All the employees need housing, for high paying jobs that could mean new construction or upgrades to existing homes. Best case scenario the public schools in the area improve, worst case there’s a new private school that offers some scholarships for a handful of kids that aren’t from well off families.
Not getting taxes and having condemned abandoned buildings is worse than not getting taxes and having a functioning business in rhe area.
Wow, that sure is a lot of assumptions!
as is often the case with conservative politics, it’s a trade off between real-world negatives and hypothetical positives.
The article is great for outrage clicks but seems to be missing the point
- Mississippi is a poor state that needs to attract jobs and taxes
- Mississippi offered a temporary incentive to a large company to attract jobs and taxes. This is very common
- Large companies like bribes. Of course it will take advantage of a good deal
So this is business as usual, and the real argument is how likely that temporary incentive is to pay off for Mississippi, and did Mississippi offer too much
- Mississippi is a poor state that needs to attract jobs and taxes
They got 1000 jobs and no taxes. 500,000 people in Mississippi live below the poverty line.
Even if every single one of those 1000 jobs are $200k a year super high paying tech jobs, and they’re taxed at a ludicrously high rate of 40%, that’s only $80M in income taxes per year. I wonder how that compares to if Amazon was charged taxes on their income.
In 2023, Amazon reported a profit of about $30B. If that profit were taxed at just 4%, an order of magnitude less than the personal income tax estimation I used earlier, you’re looking at one point two BILLION dollars annually in taxes, several orders of magnitude more than the income tax number.
Mississippi is getting absolutely fleeced in this deal. Absolutely bent over and railed, and you’re asking whether or not they should say* “thank you”.
- Mississippi offered a temporary incentive to a large company to attract jobs and taxes. This is very common
It’s also very stupid, and it means that the politicians that offered these deals are stupid beyond belief, corrupt beyond belief, or both.
- Large companies like bribes. Of course it will take advantage of a good deal
This is an absolutely terrible deal for the people of Mississippi, one that should have never been made.
If you think that this article is outrage bait, I don’t think I wanna know what actually outrages you.
If you think that this article is outrage bait, I don’t think I wanna know what actually outrages you.
I think it’s outrage bait because it’s strong in emotions but light on facts.
Clearly someone thought this was a good deal for Mississippi: I’d like to see those numbers. I’ll be happy to be outraged by the numbers, but not by some random TikToker
Then again, maybe whoever thought it was a good idea, learned math in Mississippi
Yo, I’m sorry but you just don’t understand anything you’re talking about.
This is talking about Mississippi state taxes, not federal. Mississippi can’t determine whether Amazon pays federal taxes.
And you’re comparing the federal taxes on a few employees in just one state to the global profit of Amazon.
It’s not even comparing apples and oranges, it’s more like apples and tilapia.
1000 high paying tech jobs aren’t going to help people living in poverty. Tax money could, though.
