Penelope
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I have no idea what you are talking about.People so excited about a new Foxconn plant in Wisconsin. There is a lot to think about. Anyone know much about Foxconn? And how manufacturing today works?
First on Foxconn:
1 Million Workers. 90 Million iPhones. 17 Suicides. Who’s to Blame?
17 suicides? Mmmm, is that good?
Republicans are quick to point out, "But that's lower than the national rate". Course, I worked at the same company for 37 years and no one committed suicide while at work. Leave it to the GOP to see the "bright spot".
Suicide prevention nets. BAM!
So where does the land in Wisconsin come from?
Mount Pleasant property owners are being asked to option their land for Foxconn
Foxconn will demand staggering government incentive package to land in Wisconsin
“Free land, subsidies, tax abatements, money to support research and development – anything that can be of value," Tangen said, echoing views expressed elsewhere among Asian analysts. Chinese authorities even subsidize minimum-level wages, which already are unimaginably low by American standards.
What is their record on building plants in the US?
Foxconn announces U.S. manufacturing plant in Wisconsin
In 2013, Foxconn said it would invest $30 million and hire 500 workers for a new factory in Pennsylvania, but that facility was never completed. Foxconn has another small operation in Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin state Senator Jennifer Shilling, a Democrat, questioned whether there is "legislative appetite for a $1 (billion) to $3 billion corporate welfare package... The bottom line is this company has a concerning track record of big announcements with little follow-through."
Obviously, with high tech, comes education. What is Wisconsin's history on education.
Scott Walker Takes A National Risk With State Education Cuts - NBC News
Scott Walker cut school funding more than any governor, Greater Wisconsin Committee claims
Gov. Scott Walker savages Wisconsin public education in new budget
So there it is. I hope the people of Wisconsin well, but I look at what Trump and Pence did with Carrier and the debacle that has turned out to be and I wonder if the GOP leadership is setting the people of Wisconsin up for the same kind of debacle but on a massive scale?
Thanks to the glories of Republican capitalism Foxconn will have to offer better jobs than people have now to potential employees before even one of them will agree work for Foxconn. We call this raising our standard of living. It is a good thing.
Republicans want to cut the minimum wage.
Republicans don't believe in equal pay for equal work.
You have no idea what your party stands for, do you?
The correct minimum wage is zero.
There you have it.