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The Data Center Got a Tax Break Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

The Data Center Got a Tax Break Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

The data center got a tax break. Counties are handing out property and sales tax exemptions worth millions to land giant server buildings that employ a few dozen people once the construction trucks leave. The people next door live with the constant hum, the water drawn from the local supply and the new transmission lines. The school board never got that kind of deal, and neither did the diner on Main Street.

Anyone searching for a shirt to wear to a data center zoning hearing has found it. Wear it to the county commission vote, to the planning board meeting where the tax abatement sits in the consent agenda, and to the public comment period scheduled for two in the afternoon on a weekday.

It is a Comfort Colors 1717 tee in garment-dyed, 100% ring-spun cotton at 6.1 oz, heavy enough to sit through a four-hour hearing without looking wilted. The design is printed direct-to-garment into the cotton, so it feels soft and will not crack or peel after the dryer.

Unisex, relaxed and true to size S through 4XL, in Black, White, Bay, Blossom, Chambray, Graphite, Ivory and Banana, and each one is made to order in the USA. Also as a hoodie and a sweatshirt. We track more of the fight over the cost of AI buildings on our anti-AI movement page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

What should I wear to a data center zoning hearing? Something the commissioners can read from the dais, and this tee states the problem before you even reach the microphone.

Is this about a specific town? No. Communities in many states are fighting the same tax breaks, so it works wherever a server campus is being proposed.

Will it survive being worn to every meeting? The print lives in the fabric, so washing it after each hearing will not wear it away.

Can our neighborhood group order a batch? Yes, a neighborhood group can place one order carrying everyone's sizes and color picks.

Wear it to: the all-hands where they announce the new tool, the studio, the classroom, the town meeting about the data center.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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