{"id":503994,"date":"2022-10-26T21:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aoc-other-ny-pols-silent-on-tax-break-for-micron-chip-plant\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T21:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:04:01","slug":"aoc-other-ny-pols-silent-on-tax-break-for-micron-chip-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-other-ny-pols-silent-on-tax-break-for-micron-chip-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"#AOC, other NY pols silent on tax break for Micron chip plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e8904f5aa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e8904f5aa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-other-ny-pols-silent-on-tax-break-for-micron-chip-plant\/#%E2%80%9CAOC_other_NY_pols_silent_on_tax_break_for_Micron_chip_plant%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;AOC, other NY pols silent on tax break for Micron chip plant&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAOC_other_NY_pols_silent_on_tax_break_for_Micron_chip_plant%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;AOC, other NY pols silent on tax break for Micron chip plant&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York progressives \u2014 who helped kill Amazon\u2019s plans for a Queens headquarters in 2019 \u2014 have been conspicuously quiet about an upstate semiconductor plant that\u2019s expected to become far pricier for taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>Chipmaker Micron is set to receive at least $5.5 billion in state tax incentives over the next two-plus decades in exchange for building a semiconductor factory outside Syracuse that will employee 9,000 workers. <\/p>\n<p>By contrast, the so-called HQ2 that Amazon proposed for Queens in 2018 \u2014 but was later killed following protests from local politicians and residents \u2014 was set to receive roughly $3 billion in tax credits and state construction subsidies in exchange for what Amazon said would be 25,000 jobs. <\/p>\n<p>That works out to the Micron plant creating less than half as many jobs in exchange for nearly twice as many tax incentives \u2014 or $611,000 per job. The Amazon proposal would have cost about $120,000 per job.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/micron-new-york-state-1-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Micron is set to receive $5.5 billion in incentives from New York for a semiconductor plant outside Syracuse.\" class=\"wp-image-24410958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/micron-new-york-state-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/micron-new-york-state-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/micron-new-york-state-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Micron is set to receive $5.5 billion in incentives from New York for a semiconductor plant outside Syracuse.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Micron deal \u2014 which President Biden is set to celebrate alongside Micron\u2019s CEO in a visit to Syracuse on Thursday \u2014 came together after nearly two years of negotiations involving Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/business\/2022\/10\/micron-picks-syracuse-suburb-for-huge-computer-chip-plant-that-would-bring-up-to-9000-jobs.html\">Syracuse.com reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>New York reportedly beat out at least four other states including Texas to land the plant by wooing Micron with the fattest incentive package. But many progressives who slammed the Amazon deal as a corporate handout to one of the biggest companies in the world have remained silent about Micron.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1062204614496403457\">ripped<\/a> the Amazon deal for \u201cgiving hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to not have publicly spoken about the Micron plant and did not respond to requests for comment from The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AOC also helped set Micron and other chip manufacturers up to receive extra federal subsidies on top of the New York tax breaks by voting for the Biden-backed Chips and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> Act in June. That puts her at odds with fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who joined with many Republicans to vote against the bill and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/press-releases\/news-sanders-opposes-all-blank-checks-to-chip-companies\/\">blasted<\/a> it as a \u201c$53 billion blank check to profitable\u00a0microchip and semiconductor companies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/aoc-01.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ripped the Amazon deal for \u201cgiving hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24410964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/aoc-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/aoc-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1022 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/aoc-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/aoc-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/aoc-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ripped the Amazon deal for \u201cgiving hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear exactly how much in federal subsidies Micron and other chipmakers will receive from the Chips Act because they are not allowed to apply for federal support until next year. <\/p>\n<p>Beyond Ocasio-Cortez, some state politicians who fought against Amazon\u2019s HQ2 have also been quiet about the Micron deal.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state Sens. Michael Gianaris and Jessica Ramos, who both represent Queens and were outspoken critics of the Amazon deal, appear to not have publicly spoken about the semiconductor plant. Their spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment about their stances on Micron subsidies. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/amazon-hq2-queens.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon HQ2\" class=\"wp-image-24406181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/amazon-hq2-queens.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/amazon-hq2-queens.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/amazon-hq2-queens.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon killed plans for a potential headquarters in Queens in 2019. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not all Amazon critics were silent. Queens state Assemblyman Ron Kim, who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/11\/09\/opinion\/amazon-new-york-business.html\">opposed<\/a> the Amazon HQ2 deal, told The Post he is also against the Micron subsidies. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as governors and mayors tout \u2018jobs\u2019 and some \u2018growth,\u2019 they get away with spending billions of taxpayer money without any accountability and oversight,\u201d the Democrat said. \u201cI have never believed in bribing billionaires and mega-corporations to do business in our state because it sets the wrong precedent of a perpetual race to the bottom economics. Simply put, New York\u2019s corporate welfare has resulted in billions of wasted taxpayer money.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In the case of Micron specifically, Kim added, \u201cI am opposed to the subsidies, but I respect my colleagues\u2019 wishes for what they want in their regions.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ron-kim-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ron Kim\" class=\"wp-image-24406188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ron-kim-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ron-kim-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ron-kim-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>State Assemblyman Ron Kim told The Post he\u2019s \u201cnever believed in bribing billionaires and mega-corporations.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Backers of the Micron deal including Biden and Schumer argue that the US needs to subsidize domestic manufacturing of semiconductors \u2014 which are crucial parts of products like phones and cars \u2014 in order to create high-paying jobs and better compete with China.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Much of the semiconductor supply chain is currently concentrated in Taiwan and other parts of Asia, making the US economy vulnerable to a potential Chinese embargo or war.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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