People may have many irritations and grievances to lay at the door of Amazon.com. But hurting the Seattle economy is not one of them.
From my seat at the economy desk, I feel no Amazon angst. Having a headquarters of this size for a company of this stature — and in the heart of the city! — is the kind of crown jewel that other cities would kill for.
The result is potentially tens of thousands of high-paid jobs, not only at Amazon itself but employed by its vendors and professional services partners. These jobs don’t keep other people poor.