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When the Data Centers on Comes to Town.
21 Points, by ianegan 1d ago
Interviews with local residents and workers in rural towns in Portland and Texas while Data Centers are being built and the economic impact on the community.

From the description:

"Taxpayers in Texas and Virginia are subsidizing data centers by handing out over $1 billion a year to tech companies. More than 30 states subsidize data centers and Big Tech with massive tax breaks. And while CEOs have promised thousands of jobs, they haven't materialized."


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7 mordormike 1d ago
A 50% increase in electricity bill is massive. Short term gains for long term drains. Very transitory benefits that look GREAT in the short term but dry up pretty quickly and all those AirB&B profits will be gone as once the buildings are operational. This reminds me of what happened to Williston North Dakota when they had the fracking boom.
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---> 5 mordormike 1d ago
And the "home aid" worker being priced out of the market looks a lot like what was happening during the fracking boom also.

When Fracking Comes to Town, Evictions Fallow. [https://evictionlab.org/when-fracking-comes-to-town-evictions-follow/]

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4 c34020582d 1d ago
I remember being told Electricians are always "working their way out of a job" when I started as an apprentices. Governor "hot wheels" and the other politician in Abilene know exactly what is going to happen but it won't impact them.
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1 ianegan 14h ago
Fucked up the title but because of the way "slugs" work I can't fix it. :-(

Should be:

When the Data Centers Come to Town
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