Disclaimer: All the figures need to be looked at to make a reasonable judgement as to whether "Chicago lost Amazon" or not.
Is it really a loss? Maybe having a large company like Amazon is not the 'gain' that it appears to be. The city has to provide tax breaks, supply transport infrastructure, house and land infrastructure, water infrastructure, education and health infrastructure to entities like Amazon. What's the bottom line for the city? Is it a gain and increased city income? Or is it a loss and drain on scarce city resources?
Like staging the Olympic Games, what looks to be a benefit to the city may end up being a costly affliction. More and more cities are beginning to say 'No, Thanks' as the huge costs and social disruption of staging the Olympics become more trouble than it's worth.
Is it really a loss? Maybe having a large company like Amazon is not the 'gain' that it appears to be. The city has to provide tax breaks, supply transport infrastructure, house and land infrastructure, water infrastructure, education and health infrastructure to entities like Amazon. What's the bottom line for the city? Is it a gain and increased city income? Or is it a loss and drain on scarce city resources?
Like staging the Olympic Games, what looks to be a benefit to the city may end up being a costly affliction. More and more cities are beginning to say 'No, Thanks' as the huge costs and social disruption of staging the Olympics become more trouble than it's worth.