Amazon HQ2: The Winner Is… DC Metro, New York Metro, or Miami?

Amazon HQ2: The Winner Is…

L2inc.com video above published Feb 8, 2018: What does market failure look like? The sh*tshow circus that is Amazon's HQ2. Watch to find out which city Prof Galloway thinks will win the contest.

Source:
(4:15): “Take a Tour of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ 5 Giant Homes and Thousands of Acres of Land Across the US,” BusinessInsider.com, October 2017.

Editor's note:

• DomainMondo.com Jan 22, 2018 (Amazon $AMZN HQ2: 50,000 High-Paying Jobs, $5 Billion Investment):  "The dark horse candidate in the above list is Miami--most of its bid details are being kept secret ... The Miami area has long been favored by transplants from the northeast U.S., as well as Europeans and Latin Americans and now, increasingly, Chinese--Why Chinese Investors Love Miami, The 'Hong Kong Of The West' | Forbes.com. And Miami has one advantage the others don't: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos lived in Miami when he was younger, graduating as class valedictorian from Miami Palmetto High School in 1982."

• Prof Galloway Feb 8, 2018 (video above at 2:46): "Miami a dark-horse here. Why? Because anyone who lives in Seattle probably wants to spend more time in Miami."

Transcript (auto-generated via YouTube.com):
00:00  [Music]
00:01  what does the neon red flag of market
00:04  failure look like it looks like this
00:06  show circus that is hq2 for amazon where
00:11  mayors and municipalities drop their
00:13  drawers trying to prostrate themselves
00:15  to the seattle giant in hopes of them
00:18  choosing their City and detonate a
00:21  prosperity bomb in town square what do
00:23  we have we have 20 cities competing for
00:25  Amazon's second HQ Amazon's worship by
00:29  consumers and investors has resulted in
00:31  a frenzied pitch among municipalities
00:33  that highlights the perversion of our
00:35  nation at the hands of big tech in a
00:37  genius move Amazon has created an
00:39  offline algorithm that pits cities
00:40  against one another occupies the
00:43  headlines of almost every major
00:44  newspaper and news program while soaking
00:48  taxpayers let's be clear this is a
00:50  zero-sum game every dollar the Toronto
00:53  puts up in terms of a subsidy or a tax
00:55  credit is taking money out of the hides
00:57  of school districts and Fire
00:59  Department's in another city this is
01:01  just plain gross so let's start the
01:04  competition let's see who wins
01:07  Amazon HQ to
01:09  [Music]
01:13  all right so here we go Amazon HQ to
01:17  Circus Nashville Tennessee a super cool
01:21  place great for young people absolutely
01:23  no chance
01:25  Boston come on we're sick of Boston all
01:28  the universities the sailing whatever I
01:30  just don't see Jeff Bezos deciding to be
01:33  in Boston Pittsburgh Pittsburgh deserves
01:36  to get this Carnegie Mellon one of the
01:38  best universities in the world right now
01:39  a city on the upswing it has absolutely
01:42  no chance Atlanta another great city
01:45  fantastic universities Emory Georgia
01:47  Tech should be a likely winner with in
01:50  fact their airports but again I don't
01:52  think mister Bezos wants to live in
01:53  Atlanta Los Angeles what's the point of
01:55  a second HQ if you're gonna be on the
01:56  west coast Austin Texas this has an
01:59  outside shot a fantastic University but
02:02  again geographically disadvantaged
02:04  because it's not east of the Mississippi
02:06  Dallas Texas this is a tough one
02:08  just when you thought you were in Austin
02:10  and you thought life couldn't get any
02:11  worse you get transferred to Dallas no
02:13  chance Raleigh North Carolina
02:15  fantastic universities a great place to
02:18  live doesn't have any chance because of
02:19  the whole gender bathroom thing Denver
02:22  Colorado I don't know if the Bezos
02:24  family skis but I don't see this as
02:26  having much chance Columbus Ohio
02:28  did I mention Ohio New York City let's
02:31  hold on to this one DC let's hold on to
02:33  that Newark New Jersey let's hold on to
02:35  this one Philadelphia let's put that in
02:38  the New York file Montgomery County
02:40  Maryland that goes into the DC pile
02:42  Northern Virginia we're putting in
02:43  another pile Indianapolis Miami a
02:47  dark-horse here
02:48  why because anyone who lives in Seattle
02:50  probably wants to spend more time in
02:52  Miami
02:53  Toronto Canada now this this is
02:56  hilarious as Amazon sees and is fearful
02:59  rightfully fearful of regulation they're
03:01  going to locate in a city that has no
03:03  representatives in Congress this is in a
03:06  word ridiculous in Chicago despite in
03:11  the kneepads the willing to give up
03:12  taxation to Amazon basically said we
03:14  give up Amazon you now have taxing
03:16  authority and license over how to
03:18  allocate civic funds Chicago you don't
03:20  deserve it so it all comes down to two
03:23  locations it's either going to be the
03:24  metro area of New York or the Metro
03:26  area of DC there are only two criteria
03:30  here the first is where you can attract
03:32  and retain the best talent in the eyes
03:34  of Amazon the best talent is a 24 year
03:37  old ee grad from MIT this individual
03:40  isn't concerned with cost of living cost
03:41  of living only matters when you're in
03:44  your 30s when you begin collecting dogs
03:45  and kids Amazon doesn't care about those
03:48  individual middle managers they only
03:49  care about young people who are willing
03:51  to pile into five bedroom apartments in
03:54  Gowanus or Adams Morgan this will be New
03:56  York or it will be DC and the only
03:59  criteria that really matters at the end
04:01  of the day is where again a 53 year old
04:04  billionaire the wealthiest man in the
04:06  world wants to spend more time and where
04:08  does Mr. Bezos already have homes
04:10  already have a toothbrush which ie means
04:13  he likes these places you guessed it
04:15  DC and New York Bezos the thing to do
04:19  here is to pick the city now stop this
04:22  ridiculous process and announce you're
04:24  gonna reinvest those proceeds back into
04:27  the local community this is a show
04:30  however it's the wealthiest man in the
04:31  world I see good in you come to the
04:35  light Jeff to the mayor's band together
04:38  and do something good for each other and
04:40  refuse to take part in this ridiculous
04:43  process Mr. Bezos come to the light come
04:47  to the light
04:54  No
04:55  [Music]

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UPDATE: Ninth Circuit Denies Stay of TRO, State of Washington vs Trump

State of Washington et al vs Trump et al, re: Trump's Executive Order on immigration, TRO, and appeal to  United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco for stay: 

UPDATE Feb 9, 2017: Trump Loses at Ninth Circuit: "... the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal is DENIED."  Opinion excerpt (p.26 of 29):

Opinion in full embed below:

17-35105 State of Washington v. Trump 3:00 pm PT (6:00pm ET), February 7, 2017

LIVE audio stream from Courtroom One in the James R. Browning Court of Appeals Building in San Francisco, California, scheduled for February 7, 2017, 3:00 pm PT (6:00pm ET). Because the hearing will be conducted telephonically, the stream is audio only and there will be no courtroom proceedings or associated video feed.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco will hear arguments over whether to stay the temporary restraining order (TRO), essentially restoring the President's Executive Order, from attorneys representing the U.S. Department of Justice and the States of Minnesota and Washington.

The issue: note this Ninth Circuit hearing is not about whether or not Trump's executive order is unconstitutional, but whether to maintain a temporary block (TRO) on Trump's order pending further proceedings including consideration of the constitutional question.

The temporary block went into place last week after U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle ruled in favor of the two states over the Justice Department. The Ninth Circuit Judges scheduled to hear the arguments: Judges William Canby Jr., a Jimmy Carter appointee, Michelle Friedland, a Barack Obama appointee, and Richard Clifton, a George W. Bush appointee.

U.S. Department of Justice's Motion for Stay:

States of Washington and Minnesota response:

U.S. Department of Justice reply:

The 9th Circuit is likely to rule later this week, and many legal scholars expect the appeal court to affirm the temporary block, possibly leading to further proceeding(s) before the U.S. Supreme Court which is explained in depth here: Donald Trump Immigration Ban: The Supreme Court and What Happens Next | Fortune.com:

"Trump has a good shot at winning the underlying legal question, but only after more court wrangles and more criticism over how he's handled the process so far ... In light of the incredible controversy it has generated, the White House may choose to modify the ban, which could make the whole issue moot before the Supreme Court has a chance to decide."

Ninth Circuit Documents 17-35105 State of Washington & State of Minnesota v. Trump. WD Wash. 2:17-cv-141:

• 02/06/2017 Order clarifying live streaming oral argument
• 02/06/2017 Order re live streaming argument
• 02/06/2017 Anti-Defamation League Motion for Extension of Time
• 02/06/2017 Anti-Defamation League Amicus Motion
• 02/06/2017 Groupon Letter Joining Technology Companies Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Reply In Support of Emergency Motion for Stay
• 02/06/2017 Washington State Labor Council Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 U.S. Justice Foundation, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, English First Foundation, English First, Public Advocate of the United States, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, U.S. Border Control Foundation, and Policy Analysis Center Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Additional Law Professors Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 National Immigrant Justice Center and ASISTA Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Letter by Additional Technology Companies Joining Technology Companies Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 American Center for Law and Justice Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Vermont Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Pivotal Software Letter Joining Technology Companies Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 SEIU Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 HIAS, Inc. Amicus Motion
• 02/06/2017 Law Professors Motion to Substitute Corrected Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Anti-Defamation League Amicus Brief
• 02/06/2017 Constitutional Scholars Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Order denying motion to intervene and setting oral argument
• 02/06/2017 Reply in support of emergency motion for stay
• 02/06/2017 Exhibits to response
• 02/06/2017 Exhibit A to response
• 02/06/2017 Response to emergency motion for stay
• 02/06/2017 HIAS amicus brief
• 02/06/2017 Americans United for Separation of Church and State amicus motion and brief
• 02/06/2017 ACLU amicus motion and brief
• 02/05/2017 Law Professors amicus motion and brief
• 02/05/2017 State of Hawaii emergency motion to intervene
• 02/05/2017 Korematsu Center amicus motion and brief
• 02/05/2017 Technology Companies amicus motion and brief
• 02/05/2017 Revised scheduling order
• 02/04/2017 Order denying immediate administrative stay pending full consideration of the emergency motion for stay and setting schedule
• 02/04/2017 Emergency motion for stay
• 02/04/2017 Video Video recording of hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
• 02/03/2017 Order Temporary Restraining Order

What Do Europeans Think About Muslim Immigration? | ChathamHouse.org: "... Drawing on a unique, new Chatham House survey of more than 10,000 people from 10 European states, we can throw new light on what people think about migration from mainly Muslim countries. Our results are striking and sobering. They suggest that public opposition to any further migration from predominantly Muslim states is by no means confined to Trump’s electorate in the US but is fairly widespread ..."

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IMF Spring Meetings: Uncertainties, China, Brexit, Geopolitical Risks (video)

Lagarde Says Political Uncertainties Threaten Global Growth: 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde talks about uncertainty surrounding "Brexit" debate in the U.K. and the top geopolitical risks she sees for 2016. She speaks with Francine Lacqua on "The Pulse." Published April 5, 2016

IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 15-17, 2016:

    Above video: 2016 Spring Meetings promo

G20 finance ministers gather in Washington to discuss world economy problems, earnings season begins for the troubled US banking sector, and GDP data will focus concern on China's cooling growth prospects. Seb Morton-Clark reports for FT.com (April 10, 2016).

International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., commonly referred to as the IMF, also known as the Fund, was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, in July 1944. The 44 countries at that conference sought to build a framework for economic cooperation to avoid a repetition of the competitive devaluations that had contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s. The IMF's responsibilities: The IMF's primary purpose is to ensure the stability of the international monetary system—the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries (and their citizens) to transact with each other. The Fund's mandate was updated in 2012 to include all macroeconomic and financial sector issues that bear on global stability.

IMF Governance structure: Board of Governors
Domain: imf.org
Official language: English
Membership: 188 countries
Parent organization: United Nations

IMF -- About: "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Created in 1945, the IMF is governed by and accountable to the 188 countries that make up its near-global membership."

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ICANN Board Transmits IANA Transition Plan, What Happens Next?

Now that the IANA stewardship transition plan has been transmitted by the ICANN Board of Directors to the U.S. Department of Commerce (NTIA), what will happen once the plan is received in Washington, D.C.? Read the remarks of Larry Strickling, NTIA (excerpt and in full below), at the ICANN-GAC Meeting, Marrrakech--

Lawrence E. Strickling, NTIA

Remarks of Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, at the ICANN GAC High Level Governmental Meeting, Marrakech, Morocco, on March 7, 2016, (emphasis added)--

"I am pleased to be here today at the third GAC High Level Governmental Meeting ... Assuming final approval of the plan by chartering organizations in the next couple of days, we expect the [ICANN] Board to transmit the proposal to us this week. Once we receive the transition proposal, we will review it, hopefully within 90 days, to ensure it meets the criteria we outlined when we announced the transition. Let me remind all of you of the specific conditions that we said that the plan must satisfy. First, the proposal must support and enhance the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, in that it should be developed by the multistakeholder community and have broad community support. More specifically, we will not accept a transition proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or intergovernmental organization solution. Second, the proposal must maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the domain name system. Third, it must meet the needs and expectations of the global customers and partners of the IANA services. And finally, it must maintain the openness of the Internet. As promptly as we can, we will carefully evaluate the proposal and measure it against the criteria. In this effort, we will be joined by other agencies of the U.S. government that will be impacted by the transition. We will also follow the recommendations of the U.S. General Accountability Office. The U.S. Congress has a strong interest in this proposal and we expect Congress to closely monitor and review the proposal as well as our evaluation of the plan...."

Full remarks of Ass't Sec. Strickling:

Note: Implementation has already started within ICANN in anticipation the plan will be approved--read more at ICANN: IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation.

Also note the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee has scheduled an IANA Transition Hearing for March 17.

See on Domain Mondo:

• US Senators Cruz, Lankford, Lee's New Letter to ICANN Chairman re: China
• ICANN55: IANA Transition Plan, Sexual Harrassment, ICANN New gTLDs
• IANA Stewardship Transition, New ICANN CCWG Accountability Timeline

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