Destiny USA To Lay Off Workers… Again
Destiny USA, a major shopping, amusement, and hotel attraction hailed as “saving Upstate New York” several years ago, is laying off employees again. This project, something like an Epcot without Mickey Mouse, has been nothing but a royal pain. I was surprised it got past all the hoops, hurdles, and litigation and was finally built in Syracuse, NY.
Destiny USA was regaled as the economic savior for Central New York (the poorest region yet most expensive place to live in the state, perhaps even the nation). It had its ups and downs over the years, mostly by people who didn’t want to have to subsidize another “government creating jobs” scheme. New York State economic policy has been disastrous, especially with their “Empire Zones” and “payments in lieu of taxes” deals. And so many big businesses shaft the system: they come, they build, they get the tax breaks, they leave. And they leave us residents with their vacant buildings, sprawl, more jobless people, and higher and higher tax rates.
News story about the latest layoff is here. Older news stories about the history of Destiny’s shaky project are here and here.
When will New York learn?
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