Taylor Hukak: “Ultimately, the data center build-out is a story that goes beyond technological progress, environmental destruction, and accelerating energy costs—it reflects how the desire for complete surveillance and control has enabled concentrated financial power to reshape a nation’s physical and economic landscape, often without the oversight or consent of the very people funding it. By charting the financial pathways funding one of the most unpopular and heavily protested industries in recent history, Americans can begin to redirect their investments. My latest for Solari: https://solari.com/overbuilt-infrastructure-underexamined-risk-financing-the-data-center-boom/“
(14) Taylor Hudak on X: “Ultimately, the data center build-out is a story that goes beyond technological progress, environmental destruction, and accelerating energy costs—it reflects how the desire for complete surveillance and control has enabled concentrated financial power to reshape a nation’s” / X
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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.
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