Maryland Congressional Candidate Alexis Goldstein Campaigns to Ban Data Centers, Citing Financial Crisis Parallels
By
Jack Crosbie
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Summary
Alexis Goldstein, a former finance and tech professional running for Congress in Maryland's 6th district, is campaigning on a platform to ban data centers. She argues that tax breaks and public subsidies for data centers represent a misallocation of resources that could otherwise fund education, housing, and community needs. Goldstein draws parallels between the data center boom and the financial crisis, warning that these facilities consume enormous amounts of energy and water while creating few jobs, and that the tax incentives offered to attract them amount to corporate welfare that strains local budgets.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThis screams financial crisis to me.
We are giving away the store to these companies, and what are we getting in return? Very few jobs, enormous energy consumption, and a strain on our infrastructure.
The data center boom is being fueled by public money that should be going to our schools, our hospitals, and our communities.
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