Representative Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Spells Trouble for the Democratic Party

Representative congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spells trouble for the Democratic Party if she follows the path of anti-corporate agenda.  She already played a role of giant Amazon from Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood.

Amazon made plenty of enemies with its plans for a new headquarters in New York, but one of those foes played an outsized role in sending the tech giant packing.

The man who stared down Amazon is state senator Michael Gianaris, a Democrat who represents Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood where the company set its sights.

Gianaris came out in opposition to a deal that proposed $3bn in subsidies and tax breaks for the new campus, alongside a slew of other politicians. But his outrage turned into leverage when he was last week appointed to an obscure state board where he would be one of three people with veto power over the project. Days later, reports emerged that Amazon was rethinking its plans.

If Amazon had had its way, its new campus would have risen on a waterfront parcel across the East River opposite Manhattan. It was to employ at least 25,000 people and, backers said, generate $27bn in tax money for the city and state over the next 25 years.

Very Dumb AXX from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michael Gianaris.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/15/amazon-new-york-long-island-city-hq2-michael-gianaris