One of the Federalist things I’d like to see the idiots in Congress do is this:

As an expression of the power to regulate interstate commerce, I would like to see Congress prohibit all States, Counties, Cities and other local districts with taxing or regulatory authority from providing any benefit, tax break, regulatory break or other favor not available to all equally situated within said district so as to prevent distortion of commerce in favor of those receiving the benefit.

Property tax favors for a stadium to win a sports team? Nope, unless everyone gets the same property tax break.
Expedited building permits for a new HQ? Nope, unless the Bob and Susie Construction Company putting up a strip mall or small office park also get it.

Perish the thought that Big Corp gets breaks that Mom-n-Pop business or Joe and Jane citizen doesn’t.

” I hope they pick some place like Missoula or Sioux City.

I vote for Gary, Indiana from whom Amazon solicited a bid and were told to go pound sand.

http://www.sightline.org/2016/09/06/how-seattle-killed-micro-housing/

http://www.sightline.org/2017/03/20/how-seattle-killed-micro-housing-again/

Note especially the 2nd article on why there is so little affordable, market based housing available in Seattle.

It’s the same thinking into why there are so few entry level jobs (cough, cough….when you raise the cost, you get less of something, seems to be a difficult concept for my “betters” in Seattle to comprehend. In the case of smaller, therefore less expensive, apartments, they’re raising the minimum size and surprise to no one except Seattle and similarly minded elites, the cost goes up).

But hey, at least some get it, when it comes to the idiocy of cities like Seattle. Amazon is moving out. I hope they pick some place like Missoula or Sioux City.