I'm glad Colorado politicians did not make a stupid bid. We are not New Jersey, desperate for jobs. Colorado is freaking paradise, as far too many have already figured out. I won't be shocked if Amazon chooses Newark, Bezos is all about the Benjamins. But in doing so he will be screwing his employees. Newark is a pit, a dirty, ugly, unsafe, expensive city. Employees will end up commuting an hour or more each way every day. 

Most of the alternatives to Denver will have a much harder time attracting the type of top quality talent Amazon should be seeking. Regardless - this proposal is long on ifs and maybes. Big numbers were thrown out to draw in the suckers, such as 50,000 jobs (even though there are only 21,000 employees at Amazon's existing headquarters). The industry Denver needs to start attracting is bio-tech. That is the future - and where the really big money is.

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