Here is an important report in The Seattle Times by columnist Danny Westneat:
A review of some of the bids to woo Amazon’s HQ2 to other cities and states shows it’s not all about the money. In some cases democracy itself is a bargaining chip.
There’s rising worry that corporations are taking over America. But after reviewing a slew of the bids by cities and states wooing Amazon’s massive second headquarters, I don’t think “takeover” quite captures what’s going on.
More like “surrender.”
Last month Amazon announced it got 238 offers for its new, proposed 50,000-employee HQ2. I set out to see what’s in them, but only about 30 have been released so far under public-record acts.
Those 30, though, amply demonstrate our capitulation to corporate influence in politics. There’s a new wave, in which some City Halls seem willing to go beyond just throwing money at Amazon. They’re turning over the keys to the democracy.
You can read the rest @
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/this-city-hall-brought-to-you-by-amazon/
It has been said that fascism is the merger of state and corporate power [a quote misattributed to Benito Mussolini but nonetheless true]. While we're whining loudly about the alleged fascism of Donald Trump, mainstream America is conspiring with Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon to create a fascist regime which will put the power of Hitler and Mussolini to shame.
For a related discussion about net-states, please go here:
https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2017/11/from-nation-state-to-net-state.html
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