Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one year later

Re:Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one yea... by pragmatic on Sunday April 12, 2020 @08:06PM (#22851988)

If only every "country-simple" had a wise Californian to advise them how not to be duped by a large multi-national cooperation.

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Re:Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one yea... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday April 12, 2020 @10:20PM (#22852561)

> If only every "country-simple" had a wise Californian

Or quite literally any banker or lawyer who has negotiated such deals before.

The person on the company’s side has done this dozens of times. The person negotiating for the city has not. At some point, that asymmetry should become apparent.

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Re:Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one yea... by state_less on Sunday April 12, 2020 @11:29PM (#22852947)

The deal wasn’t done in good faith. It made as much sense as digging dirt with golden shovels. Walker, Trump and Ryan didn’t need lawyers or bankers. They needed the confidence of grandma and grandpa.

I wouldn’t pay a cent. Foxconn isn’t delivering on its promise. Put the money towards something that will matter. UW funding cuts should be reversed. Build some infrastructure (e.g. fiber, bike trails, high speed rail, solar and wind) and get Wisconsin moving forward.

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Re:Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one yea... by jonstewart on Sunday April 12, 2020 @08:32PM (#22852093)

As big of a bungle as Foxconn was/is, everyone in California knows that Prop 13 has been a disaster of far larger proportion, and no one does anything about it.

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Re:Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one yea... by lonelappde on Sunday April 12, 2020 @10:14PM (#22852513)

Like it or hate it, Prop 13 was democratically selected. This is different from giveaways like Foxconn and sports stadiums.

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