Data center proponents generally argue that the facilities will provide jobs and sustain the American lead in the global AI race. Opponents, meanwhile, urge that the infrastructure projects are associated with dangerous pollution, spiking energy costs, and loss of natural land. And then, of course, there’s the noise.

“We don’t need a data center in a community, let alone two hyperscale data centers in a community of less than a population of 12,000 people,”

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And yet it's always "we don't have the money for that" when it comes to fixing outdated infrastructure.

There's always millions of dollars available to rip out existing infrastructure that benefits the public. Or to install anti-homeless architecture. But never any to build affordable housing and solve homelessness.

When the public's taxpayer dollars are being handed to these corporations to actively make their lives worse, it's "creating jobs." When we ask for better sidewalks or efficiency apartments, it's "there's no money for that."

Where did our tax dollars go then, huh?

I'll give you a hint: look at any big tech company's quarterly earnings report.

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