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aspenmartinyesterday at 8:50 PM1 replyview on HN

I think there are plenty of issues with data center construction but there are real economic benefits here. If there weren’t it would be pretty easy for states to thwart them. You would see the leverage switch and companies paying states incentives.


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carefulfungiyesterday at 9:15 PM

This assumes that the legislators and regulators who approve projects like this are motivated by economic benefit and not by campaign donations and other favors.