Does Bringing Amazon To Your Town Boost Employment?

NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – North Texas and 19 other U.S. and Canadian cities are offering lavish tax benefits and incentives as they vie to become the new home for Amazon.com’s second headquarters. But a new study raises questions about whether such tax incentives actually pay off for the towns and states that offer them.
Amazon.com has likely received $1 billion in incentives from state and local governments in 25 states where the online retailing giant operates 95 fulfillment