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Why politicians are the real winners in Amazon's HQ2 bidding war

  • Written by Nathan Jensen, Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin
For cities that lost like New Jersey, there may be more than one way to win.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Now that Amazon has announced the winners of its competition to host its second headquarters, a question on many minds is whether it’ll be worth the incentives offered.

We have a different question: Why did so many cities play Amazon’s...

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