re: Remember that Foxconn deal to bring manufacturing jobs to Wisconsin?

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Those costs include taxpayer subsidies to the company totalling more than $4.5 billion, the largest subsidy for a foreign corporation in American history. Since Wisconsin already exempts manufacturing companies from paying taxes, Foxconn, which generated a hundred and fifty-eight billion dollars in revenue last year, will receive much of this subsidy in direct cash payments from taxpayers. Depending on how many jobs are actually created, taxpayers will be paying between two hundred and twenty thousand dollars and more than a million dollars per job.

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For that kind of money Walker had best get something like a 50-year commitment for x thousands of jobs from them.

What scum you are?

Tell us what idiots on the left thought the caravans were a good idea

A factory built in America with American safety standards, staffed with Americans who are protected with American labor laws probably costs a lot more than using an Asian slave pit with suicide nets. No doubt about it. However the question is, which model do you really want to support?

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the earliest citizens might see a return on their Foxconn investment is in 2042

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Okay, so that's 14 years from now, and the plant hasn't been built, yet, which would take at least several years to complete, staff and go on-line into production.

Do you realize that people buy and pay for solar panels all the time that do not provide a break-even point for up to 10 years? But yet... that's okay, cause it's, you know... solar man.

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Did you see the past where the economics professors projected 90,000 jobs could be created if that $4.5 billion was instead given to random entrepreneurs in the state?

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Honestly, I didn't, and I would like to. That aside, economics professors, by and large, who aren't exceedingly wealthy, should probably not have much of a say in government economics and investments. Not saying this guy isn't. There's many brilliant people out there that we should take their advice.

Then there are those who are so self-important, like Milton Friedman, who should be 100% ignored.

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Remember that Foxconn deal to bring manufacturing jobs to Wisconsin?

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No

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Thas is a better article

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That article made it seem even worse for the state.

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Would you like to talk about the chemical plants in the River parishes and the recent air quality numbers that just came out?


No need to I know its a disaster. We all know it. Problem is you have a choice.

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Here is some data that might be helpful.

Entire State is now in compliance with Air Quality Standards


Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the entire state is now in compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The federal ground level ozone standard of 70 parts per billion was established in 2015.

“All of our citizens deserve to have clean air to breathe, and this achievement is evidence of our commitment to make Louisiana an even better place to live,” said Gov. Edwards. “The public benefits from lowered ozone levels which can impact their quality of health. It can also benefit business and the health of our economy. My thanks to Sec. Chuck Carr Brown and his team at LDEQ along with their partners statewide who are making great progress toward improving Louisiana’s environment.”

Louisiana gained total compliance thanks to improved ozone levels in the greater Baton Rouge area, which is comprised of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension and Livingston parishes.