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		jacques_chester on Nov 6, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and... You don't need engineering proximity to hire lobbyists. You need engineering proximity to win contracts on the basis of engineering proximity.

resters on Nov 6, 2018 [–]

True, but winning those contracts is also a very good way to be viewed as too big to fail, too essential for antitrust intervention.

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