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Op-Ed

December 5, 2017

Amazon Should Build HQ2 Where Workers are Set for Digital Economy

Zoe Baird, Douglas Holtz-Eakin

“Recent headlines have trumpeted the tax incentives being offered to Amazon in an effort to woo its new headquarters. As it eyes a home for HQ2, Amazon should focus less on tax incentives and instead choose a location where policymakers are committed to building a skills-based labor market that prepares workers for the digital economy.”

Click here to read the full op-ed in The Hill.  

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Douglas Holtz-Eakin is the President of the American Action Forum.

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