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

Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by moltar on Friday October 30, 2020 @12:38AM (#24939217)
This is what happens when governments meddle with a free market by offering tax cuts and cash incentives. The businesses optimize for the wrong thing.
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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by unicornporn on Friday October 30, 2020 @01:01AM (#24939329)
> The businesses optimize for the wrong thing.

The wrong thing for whom exactly?

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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by peteretep on Friday October 30, 2020 @01:07AM (#24939357)
The person offering the incentive, obviously
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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by Buge on Friday October 30, 2020 @01:28AM (#24939443)
I wouldn't say person but rather country or citizens. It might actually be beneficial for an individual politician but bad for the country as a whole.
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