Louisiana has been doing this for decades. It’s the same old story of large corporations getting massive tax breaks while little guys gets screwed over.
To land Meta’s massive $10 billion data center, Louisiana pulled out all the stops. Will it be worth it?
Submitted 3 days ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/meta-massive-data-center-louisiana-cost-jobs-energy-use.html
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fuzzywombat@lemmy.world 2 days ago
wewbull@feddit.uk 2 days ago
…and it’s turned them into the state with the highest standard of living in the US…right?
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
It seems that most times it ends up not being worth it.
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 days ago
All that destruction to provide a couple of hundred jobs. These dumbass politicians think Meta is bringing in a factory, like the old days.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 days ago
because these welfare states offer next to no corporate taxes thats why they move there. even WF is based in texas, a chain for the “eco-conscious customers”
Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Honestly kind of surprised they’d put a data center there. Isn’t Louisiana known for swamps and hurricanes?
captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 3 days ago
Right? Wouldn’t the insurance costs outweigh how cheap the land is?
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 days ago
North eastern Louisiana is no more likely to see a hurricane than southern Arkansas or mid-Mississippi
Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Only south Louisiana. They’re putting the data center more north.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 days ago
musk put grok in bum fuck middle of texas polluting the area.
specialseaweed@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I knew a very large company that was offered a billion dollars if they would build their factory in Louisiana. They didn’t do it because the workforce could not support the factory. Not enough engineers and higher education workers, but plenty of line workers.
Mets is going to take the money and run. They’ll meet minimum requirements then hollow it out.
devolution@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It better be with all the education and Medicaid cuts.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Business welfare state!