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A comment on Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin. Parent comment

Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by tootie on Monday October 19, 2020 @11:10PM (#24833598)
Yes. This investment made no sense. The state would have gotten a better deal by just hiring people directly.
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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by imtringued on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:01AM (#24834912)
That's what I'm thinking too. The only way you can salvage this is by canceling the contract with Foxconn and buying the empty buildings at rock bottom prices and grant funding to local startups who are allowed to use the buildings for a low price. At a minimum this would replace the fake jobs with real ones.
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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by tootie on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @09:50AM (#24837245)
Good luck with that. Startups aren't chasing real estate. Gov Cuomo sunk a load of money trying to build a startup hub in western new york and it didn't work at all.
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