# Professor Ari Ginsberg discusses corporate tax breaks in response to Amazon’s decision not to open headquarters in New York City

1 Faculty News March 2, 2019 ![KRON TV logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/KRON-4-logo-feature.jpg?itok=bLyPfhb_)>

Excerpt from [KRON TV](https://www.kron4.com/kron-on/business-tech/innovators-with-jane-king-evio-beauty_20190302202839/1822483242) -- (14:30) "Based on the facts that were released by state and city government in terms of cost-benefit numbers, the deal looked pretty good. It was basically a 9-1 return on investment... There's a growing suspicion of corporations becoming overly greedy, corporate welfare ... that and the fact that a lot of research by economists ... The research suggests that the return on investment is either negative or not positive."

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