Meta is building the largest data center in the Western Hemisphere on a sprawling site in rural Northeastern Louisiana, and the state gave up a lot to get it.
Data centers have become a major economic development battleground for many states, even though they provide relatively few jobs and consume massive amounts of resources.
But someone gets paid. Just like in developing world countries, it’s kickbacks for officials.
I’m happy to be shown I am wrong, but in the meantime let’s call it what it is, and isn’t. It isn’t economic development, it is wealth extraction.
But someone gets paid. Just like in developing world countries, it’s kickbacks for officials.
I’m happy to be shown I am wrong, but in the meantime let’s call it what it is, and isn’t. It isn’t economic development, it is wealth extraction.