Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
“Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out.".
“Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
The short version
- And it has sent liaisons into those communities to learn what those needs are.
- But ask those liaisons how much the company is willing to invest, and the answers can be hard to come by.
- In Georgia, a recent audit found that the state “gave up $474 million in sales taxes in one year—and got back just $41 million from the industry,” journalist Ronan Farrow reported .
What happened
Joseph County is suffering, according to We Make Indiana, a local nonpartisan group of about 25 congregations and community organizations. Last year, the state passed a property tax savings bill that reportedly hamstrung local governments’ ability to raise revenue for community services.
Why it matters
As vital services deteriorated, We Make Indiana spent the past six months trying to alert Microsoft to the most urgent community needs in areas like health care, child care, elder care, transportation, and affordable housing.
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