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The bill paves the way for Foxconn to make an historic investment in Wisconsin – in fact, one of the largest foreign investments in U.S. history.
The GOP-led Wisconsin Assembly is rushing the Foxconn bill forward straight through regulatory and due-diligence gaps in smart business and environmental best practices deliberately blown in Wisconsin law and legacy.
We all want to see more jobs for our state — no one wants less employment — but the Foxconn deal has so many question marks, we’d be foolish to rush into it without getting some answers first.
Should Illinois billionaire dictate Republican choice for U.S. Senate?
If it isn’t valuable, then why so much work to take it from you?
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Three Democrats and two Republicans broke ranks last night when the Assembly passed the $3 billion Foxconn bill on a 59-30 vote. The Dems who voted to support the bill
The Assembly Thursday green-lighted the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package, after rejecting a series of Dem amendments over more than six hours of debate. The 59-30 vote sends the bill to the Senate, which has already referred it to the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Debate on the Foxconn bill in the Assembly was still going on this afternoon as Dems lined up in opposition to the $3 billion incentive package. With seven-and-a-half hours of debate previously
New jobs are exciting, but we must be prudent, measured, and responsible as we weigh this decision.
To help shed light on a complex deliberation, we’ve asked three of the smartest economists in Wisconsin (or with Wisconsin roots) to share their thoughts prior to action in Madison. Their initial takes — one skeptical, one largely sanguine and one against — are included, along with an analysis of the prospects for Taiwan-based Foxconn and LCD technology.
Why are we working so hard to give away billions, which we usually say we can’t find, to a foreign company with a sketchy history than our own Wisconsin companies and business owners who are already committed to our state?
Legislative language suggests this. What are the deal’s true aims and costs?
Our calculations help drive home the point that it may be wishful thinking to believe that the huge subsidies Wisconsin is considering granting to Foxconn would be offset by increased tax revenue by 2043.
With a significant labor shortage in Wisconsin and neighboring states, will Foxconn pay enough to recruit people from around the U.S. to move to southeastern Wisconsin as our existing working age resident population declines?
The bill paves the way for Foxconn to make an historic investment in Wisconsin – in fact, one of the largest foreign investments in U.S. history.
The GOP-led Wisconsin Assembly is rushing the Foxconn bill forward straight through regulatory and due-diligence gaps in smart business and environmental best practices deliberately blown in Wisconsin law and legacy.
We all want to see more jobs for our state — no one wants less employment — but the Foxconn deal has so many question marks, we’d be foolish to rush into it without getting some answers first.
Should Illinois billionaire dictate Republican choice for U.S. Senate?
If it isn’t valuable, then why so much work to take it from you?
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Aug 24: WisPolitics luncheon with Andy Gronik Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, Aug. 24 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Gronik. See more on Gronik: http://andygronik.com Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: Check in begins at 11:30 a.m., with program
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement FRWD From WisPolitics.com … — Three Democrats and two Republicans broke ranks last night when the Assembly passed the $3 billion Foxconn bill on a 59-30 vote. The Dems who voted to support the bill represent southeastern Wisconsin, where the plant is expected to be
The Assembly Thursday green-lighted the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package, after rejecting a series of Dem amendments over more than six hours of debate. The 59-30 vote sends the bill to the Senate, which has already referred it to the Joint Finance Committee for another public hearing. Three Dems who
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Debate on the Foxconn bill in the Assembly was still going on this afternoon as Dems lined up in opposition to the $3 billion incentive package. With seven-and-a-half hours of debate previously agreed upon, a vote may not come on the bill
New jobs are exciting, but we must be prudent, measured, and responsible as we weigh this decision.
To help shed light on a complex deliberation, we’ve asked three of the smartest economists in Wisconsin (or with Wisconsin roots) to share their thoughts prior to action in Madison. Their initial takes — one skeptical, one largely sanguine and one against — are included, along with an analysis of the prospects for Taiwan-based Foxconn and LCD technology.
Why are we working so hard to give away billions, which we usually say we can’t find, to a foreign company with a sketchy history than our own Wisconsin companies and business owners who are already committed to our state?
Legislative language suggests this. What are the deal’s true aims and costs?
Our calculations help drive home the point that it may be wishful thinking to believe that the huge subsidies Wisconsin is considering granting to Foxconn would be offset by increased tax revenue by 2043.
With a significant labor shortage in Wisconsin and neighboring states, will Foxconn pay enough to recruit people from around the U.S. to move to southeastern Wisconsin as our existing working age resident population declines?