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Comment by FergusArgyll | Hacker News Reader

I don't get it, nyc wants to add government programs, they obviously need to tax something. Here come massive corps willing to invest a ton of money, just tax them at some reasonable rate and voila, you can now pay for city funded grocery stores or whatever

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They already have a balanced budget, why would they need to cave to these corporations?

They only have a balanced budget until their deferred bills come due, bills deferred precisely so they can declare the budget balanced, bills such as paying pensions.

So by your logic if a massive company came and said they want to setup an oil refinery or coal power plant you'd say they should say yes just because they could get tax revenue?

You always have to way the pros and cons of such massive projects.

Plus, this isn't a ban it's just a one year moratorium so impact etc can be studied.

A datacenter ranks close to zero on the pollution scale. By comparison a golf course looks like a Superfund site.

You've got to be kidding?

"AI" data centers consume massive amounts of energy per square foot, have been caught using LNG generators for power, have polluted ground water, material usage, habitat destruction, etc

How about you provide some proof?

(PS I'm not advocating that golf courses are good for the environment - they're not - but data centers are absolutely not "zero on the pollution scale" that is laughable)

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