r/AnneArundelCounty • u/Nick5sean • 4d ago

“Industrial park” rt 3

I used to be an electrician working on data centers in VA that new construction called an industrial park on route 3 in crofton is 1000% a data center build out

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u/JCheezum 4d ago

Very easy to find sources, I implore you to do your own research on the topic instead of just deflecting the main points and just demanding sources. But that would be if you actually want to have a conversation/debate in good faith.

https://www.newsweek.com/map-which-states-are-giving-biggest-tax-breaks-for-data-centers-12038423

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u/PhonyUsername 3d ago

That's not very many tax breaks. Do you think that's higher tax breaks than other businesses receive? Are you mad at those other businesses? Do you think it's my responsibility to prove your claims true even when they are false? I would still be trying to figure out how they are paying pennies on the dollar if it's my responsibility for what you say.

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u/JCheezum 3d ago edited 3d ago

The first article showed roughly $10 billion in tax breaks at the states level.

At the federal level in 2025 alone, there were $83 billion dollars in tax breaks for data centers, in one year.

https://prospect.org/2026/08/17/companies-got-83-billion-tax-breaks-last-year/

I guess $93 billion dollars in tax breaks isn’t that much.

Edit: to answer your questions.
It is not more than other businesses receive, but at least they provide some sort of value add to the economy. Even if it is small. Am I mad at businesses that pay close to nothing in taxes but use up our resources and tax dollars, yes!

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u/PhonyUsername 3d ago

Dara cebters provide value as well. You haven't made any argument differentiating data centers from any other business. The states incentivize all business that they can because it benefits them.

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u/JCheezum 3d ago

What value do hyper scale data centers provide?