Rahm Rauner Help Amazon Play New York City And Virginia Like A Bunch Of Saps

   But they ended up pulling a fast one and splitting the headquarters in two, so that the “lucky” winners (New York City and Arlington, Virginia) only get 25,000 jobs each.

 Unfortunately, picking up the bill was always part of this deal. 

Meanwhile, ordinary New Yorkers are learning a few hard lessons from having won this contest.

Before all is said and done, just about everyone in New York City—as well as in Arlington—will realize they were played like saps in a con job devised by clever corporate hustlers who masterfully worked one city against another.