Noah Smith: Amazon sweepstakes can be great even for the losers

To be the kind of place that Amazon or Apple would consider, a city needs many things that are also good for its residents.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, file photo, applicants wait in line to enter a job fair at an Amazon fulfillment center, in Kent, Wash. Amazon has narrowed its search for a second headquarters city to 20 locations, concentrated mostly in the East and the Midwest. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Noah Smith: Amazon sweepstakes can be great even for the losers

To be the kind of place that Amazon or Apple would consider, a city needs many things that are also good for its residents.

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