cawacko
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Long article but it touches on how much our economy has changed (nothing we don't already know) with the tech firms dominating and with their coastal locations; compared to large companies of last century who were located in non urban locations (Kodak, IBM etc.) and the effects it has on the country and our electorate as areas get left behind.
The Cities That Amazon HQ2 Left Behind
Amazon’s yearlong search for the location of its second headquarters was billed as a chance to transform an American city. In reality, it made plain an economic system that increases inequality, monopoly power, and political polarization.
https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/11/30/18118211/amazon-hq2-search-cities-left-behind
The Cities That Amazon HQ2 Left Behind
Amazon’s yearlong search for the location of its second headquarters was billed as a chance to transform an American city. In reality, it made plain an economic system that increases inequality, monopoly power, and political polarization.
https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/11/30/18118211/amazon-hq2-search-cities-left-behind