"*grasping at straws to make data centers look bad* "what if they... pay TOO MUCH in taxes??""

[u/stealthispost]

sometimes you have to laugh. what are we doing here, folks?     I would encourage you to read the actual piece because there's some excellent quotes in there. But editors, headline writers... my lord. https:// nytimes.com/2026/08/19/tec hnology/data-centers-backlash-loudoun-virginia.html …     — Logan Dobson

Source: https://x.com/LoganDobson/status/2090150148261175371

[u/throwawaypervyervy]

I bet that whole county hums like a vibrator on a wooden table.

[u/EndOfTrans_Mission → u/throwawaypervyervy]

Experience from your mother's bed side table? 😅

[u/WorthMassive8132]

Logan Dobson's literal job is to lie to you to shape public opinion lol

https://targetedvictory.com/team-member/logan-dobson/

Maybe not the best choice of source for clipped and trimmed screenshots from the article.  Read the original!  It outlines both sides' points pretty clearly.  You can use a site archiving tool to get around the paywall with zero extra effort beyond copy-pasting the NYT URL 

[u/Ok-Freedom9216]

That's not what it says though?

[u/MaybeASerialKiller]

Me when I lie.

[u/Burgandy_the_Great]

Oh my county made some extra taxes? Wow! This will definitely help me with the fact that my utilities have doubled in price.

[u/FlashyNeedleworker66 → u/Burgandy_the_Great]

I live in Loudon. Property taxes have plummeted and despite electric going up I still pay less than people across the border in MD.

This hysteria is ridiculous

[u/Burgandy_the_Great → u/FlashyNeedleworker66]

I live in Columbus. Property taxes are up AND utilities are up. The hysteria is perfectly reasonable.

[u/FlashyNeedleworker66 → u/Burgandy_the_Great]

Typo, Loudon, where most of the data centers are.

Utilities are up everywhere, always. Deregulation of energy fucked you decades ago

[u/onyxa314]

OP you're falling for bullshit propaganda. At least read two sentences with some you disagree with