Billionaire investor Sam Zell calls congressman's argument about Amazon's HQ2 move to New York City a 'crock of s---' in a hot mic moment
, in New York City, calling the lawmaker's call for a more"inclusive"process a"crock of s---."
Meeks also argued that the pushback that ultimately led to Amazon's decision to pull the plug on the New York City headquarters was from a small group of lawmakers at the city and state level, and most pro-Amazon lawmakers also simply wanted to negotiate with Amazon to ensure that minorities in the area benefitted from the project."I think Congressman Meeks, what you're describing is tyranny of the minority," Zell said during the segment.
estimated that the 25,000 job that the tech giant would have brought could have produced $27.5 billion in addition city and state tax revenues over 10 years.Amazon's HQ2 deal with New York is officially off — and it means the state and the city could lose out on $27.5 billion in tax revenue» In response, Meeks pointed out that many elected officials, including the governor, New York City mayor, and US House members representing the district were for the deal, but argued that"we need to be inclusive in any deals, though.""What a crock of s---," Zell said off-camera.
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