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High-Paying Jobs Alone Won't Save Big Cities

If cities are going to sell the farm to Amazon, then the proceeds better benefit the entire community, especially those who can easily be left behind.

This aerial view looking north shows a portion of retail giant Amazon.com's corporate headquarters (bottom center and right) in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington as seen from a helicopter in 2012.Anthony Bolante/Reuters

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By Andre Perry

September 18, 2017 at 12:22 PM EDT

The specters of white worker angst and racial disparities that took center stage during the 2016 presidential election created conditions for a corporate hero to swoop in and make America great again.

Enter Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stage left.

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