Wisconsin offering to pay Taiwan tech firm Foxconn $1 million per job at manufacturing plant?

[pbmus]

When Republican Gov. Scott Walker said iPhone manufacturer Foxconn was bringing 13,000 jobs to Wisconsin, we drew the line on his exuberance at Half True.

Even the Taiwanese company itself has said only there is potential for 13,000 jobs, and that its initial plans call for 3,000.

But some Democrats, including state Rep. Melissa Sargent of Madison, have also been overly effusive in criticizing the up to $3 billion in incentives Walker wants to give Foxconn.

Sargent, who made news in early 2017 for proposals to legalize marijuana and eliminate the state’s "tampon tax," posted this tweet on Aug. 2, 2017 -- a week after Foxconn announced in the East Room at the White House that it had chosen Wisconsin for its first major American factory:

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2017/aug/11/melissa-sargent/wisconsin-offering-pay-taiwan-tech-firm-foxconn-1-/

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When the Big Con starts talking about how great he is for putting this deal together....best to look at facts.

[SWBTATTReg]

1. How ironic...

It would have been cheaper to put these Wisconsin workers on welfare, eh?

[dragonlady]

3. Or have them fix our roads

Our roads are a disaster--even Donald Trump says so. (Progressive radio in Milwaukee 1510AM plays a clip of Trump going after Scott Walker during one of the debates during the campaign.)

[lunasun]

4. +++thanks for the radio shout out . I'll use it when I'm up there in 2 months - A Chicagoan

[dragonlady]

5. They will start broadcasting on FM as well, sometime this month

That way we can listen to the radio 24/7, not just daytime hours as in the past year. Years ago I was able to get WCPT, just barely, but then it became unhearable, so it's been nice to have our own Resistance Radio, WRRD.

[lunasun]

6. Yes WCPT down here . We are both lucky thanks WRRD coming from Brady St. found it !

[snowybirdie]

2. Why didn't

he mention surrounding states are suing over the pollution of Lake Michigan by Foxxcon?