A Backlash Is Mounting in Cities Bidding for Amazon’s HQ2

Skeptics worry about traffic, crowded trains, scarce housing
Economists question whether tax breaks yield promised jobs

Amazon narrows down the list of locations for a new headquarters. Bloomberg’s Spencer Soper reports.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Prashant Gopal

February 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC

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Jamie Eldridge, the son of an electrical engineer who grew up in suburban Boston, would seem like a natural cheerleader for Massachusetts’ bid to land Amazon’s second headquarters. A state legislator, he represents a district only 30 miles from the proposed $5 billion company campus and its promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs.

But Eldridge has a surprising message for the tech giant: Thanks but no thanks.