Aborted Amazon Deal Makes Fun of Liberals & Conservatives

There are a great many lessons to be learned from the Amazon decision to pull out of New York City, such as the need for jurisdictions to think about what they are really getting from roving companies in return for opening the vault to them. One lesson that shouldn't be ignored is the fact that no one has come up with a way of getting a free lunch. The left should give up their hope that by abstaining from tax concessions government can grab a trove of invisible money. Centrists and conservatives should give up on the idea that foregone tax revenue carries no costs.