What do you know, Amsterdam is the new hot spot for ad agencies. Do you guess they're attracted by the tax breaks and diversity and public transportation and government investment and creative talent? Or...

Amsterdam's lenient laws that tolerate prostitution and marijuana don't hurt either, according to Wouter Boon, who runs the city's popular ad blog, Amsterdam Ad Blog.

You want ad people to come around? Break out the hookers and drugs, watch em flock in like pigeons. "Competitive corporate tax rate" my butt.
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