Virginia’s Data Center Tax Break Battle Exposes Risk to American Economic Sovereignty

For nearly two decades, Virginia’s generous tax breaks have lured data centers to become the world’s largest digital hub, fueling unprecedented investment and job creation. Yet now, amid a growing national debate over the true cost of these sprawling server farms, state senators have proposed ending an estimated $1.6 billion annual tax exemption that tech giants have long enjoyed. This move has ignited fierce controversy—forcing a reckoning over whether Washington's long-favored corporate giveaways actually serve the interests of hardworking Americans or merely enrich global tech conglomerates at taxpayers’ expense. Are Tax Breaks Subsidizing Corporate Giants at Our Expense? Virginia’s original...