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Remember how everyone on the left predicted Foxconn would somehow take the money, then abandon Wisconsin?

Foxconn Technology Group said Monday that its manufacturing facility in Wisconsin will be producing flat-screen panels by the end of 2020, with construction starting later this year....

Even with the changes, Foxconn has remained committed to investing up to $10 billion in Wisconsin and hiring 13,000 people. If it does that, the company would qualify for about $4 billion in state and local tax credits.​

Foxconn aims for Wisconsin factory to be operational by end of 2020, MarketWatch (Mar. 18, 2019).

Not only does this confirm that Foxconn is proceeding with construction, but also puts in simple, straightforward terms what I have explained repeatedly in this thread: Foxconn only gets the tax credits if it lives up to its side of the bargain. By the time it has done that, the economic activity its construction and hiring will create will pay fully for the tax credits along with significant profit for state coffers.

When the factory is up and running two years from now, will all the people who so confidently predicted on the previous 15 pages of this thread that it would never happen simply admit that they were wrong?
 
DawnODay said:
Remember how everyone on the left predicted Foxconn would somehow take the money, then abandon Wisconsin?

Foxconn Technology Group said Monday that its manufacturing facility in Wisconsin will be producing flat-screen panels by the end of 2020, with construction starting later this year....

Even with the changes, Foxconn has remained committed to investing up to $10 billion in Wisconsin and hiring 13,000 people. If it does that, the company would qualify for about $4 billion in state and local tax credits.​

Foxconn aims for Wisconsin factory to be operational by end of 2020, MarketWatch (Mar. 18, 2019).

Not only does this confirm that Foxconn is proceeding with construction, but also puts in simple, straightforward terms what I have explained repeatedly in this thread: Foxconn only gets the tax credits if it lives up to its side of the bargain. By the time it has done that, the economic activity its construction and hiring will create will pay fully for the tax credits along with significant profit for state coffers.

When the factory is up and running two years from now, will all the people who so confidently predicted on the previous 15 pages of this thread that it would never happen simply admit that they were wrong?
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When was the last time somebody on the left admitted to being wrong? :(
 
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“We absolutely believe that these nominees were nominated and confirmed legally," Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says.

6:30 PM - 22 Mar 2019



GOP legislators seek to block judge's order, put lame-duck laws limiting Evers' powers back in place

Republican lawmakers asked an appeals court Friday to put back in place lame-duck laws that curbed the powers of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.


Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday rescinded 82 of former Gov. Scott Walker's appointees who were approved in the controversial December 2018 lame-duck session, after a judge ruled on Thursday that the actions taken during the session were unconstitutional.

"These seats are now considered vacant, but we are committed to working as quickly as possible to fill them and minimize the disruption to the important work done by these boards, committees and councils," said Evers spokeswoman Melissa Baldauff in an email.

Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess on Thursday issued a temporary injunction blocking a set of laws passed by Republican lawmakers late last year that stripped away some powers from Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul.

madison.com

Mar 22, 2019

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is rescinding scores of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker's appointments after a judge invalidated their confirmation votes.

Republicans who control the state Senate confirmed 82 Walker appointments in December to ensure they would keep their jobs after Evers took office. The votes came during a lame-duck extraordinary session.

Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess ruled Thursday that the session was illegally convened and invalidated all actions lawmakers took during it.

Empowered by the ruling, Evers rescinded the appointments Friday afternoon. His spokeswoman says the positions are now considered vacant.

Republicans asked the 3rd District Court of Appeals on Friday morning to reinstate the lame-duck laws.



https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Gov-Evers-rescinds-82--507535841.html
 
Boxlicker101 said:
When was the last time somebody on the left admitted to being wrong? :(
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Good point, but I'm still going to giggle a bit every time I think about claims of "Russian collusion."

Meanwhile, they remain just as wrong about their claims that the Walker and Trump negotiated Foxconn development would never happen.

This week, Foxconn announced a construction timeline for its Gen6 LCD plant in the Village of Mount Pleasant....

The announcement certifies what will soon be happening in Racine County. LCD panels will be made in North America – and, more specifically, the Village of Mount Pleasant – by the end of 2020.​

D. DeGroot, Foxconn Solidifies Vision for Manufacturing in Mount Pleasant, Racine County Eye (Mar. 25, 2019).

Foxconn’s Wisconsin subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Racine outlining a partnership for the development of smart city technologies.

The Racine Common Council voted to approve the agreement Tuesday night....

Foxconn has already purchased two buildings in downtown Racine at 1 W. Main St. and 601 Lake St., The Main Street building will become home to Foxconn Place Racine, one of the company’s innovation centers. Both buildings will have a smart cities focus, the company has said.​

A. Thomas, Racine, Foxconn strike smart cities deal, BizTimes (Mar. 19, 2019).

I suppose this is evil "Chinese collusion"!
 
dan_c00000 said:
Weren't these supposed to be "good" jobs for the people of Wisconsin? Isn't that what Walker spent $4 billion dollars of tax payer money on?
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You make a great case against socialistic policy and why the government needs to stay the fuck out of the business of being in business. ;)
 
dan_c00000 said:
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Weren't these supposed to be "good" jobs for the people of Wisconsin? Isn't that what Walker spent $4 billion dollars of tax payer money on? It's also ironic that racist dawn bitched and moaned about Obamam picking "winners" but a $4 billion give away is just fine. Foxconn will need to recruit from beyond Wisconsin, and abroad, executive says
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BotanyBoy said:
You make a great case against socialistic policy and why the government needs to stay the fuck out of the business of being in business. ;)
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dan_c00000 is having a good day. He actually, for a nice change here and on another thread, replied with reasoned (if unpersuasive) arguments and without too much name-calling and without resorting to changing what other people posted in supposed quotes.

While I must insist I'm not racist, and I do not recall when I "bitched and moaned about Obama picking 'winners,'" it is certainly something I would have complained about in many circumstances, so dan_c00000 is probably correct that I did "bitch and moan" about it somewhere here. So let's address that.

I agree with BotanyBoy that it would be best if government would "stay the fuck out of the business of being in business." The problem is once one state or community starts offering incentives, others have to do the same to level the playing field. Ideally, I would want a federal constitutional amendment that would simply keep any government from using its tax code or other powers for "picking 'winners,'" but until that happens, and as long as some states or communities do it, then others have to do the same to compete.

As for Foxconn needing to go out of Wisconsin to find enough employees to staff its Wisconsin manufacturing facility, that is just a testament to the great economy Scott Walker and the Republicans created. Wisconsin enjoys extremely low unemployment, so there simply aren't enough unemployed people to fill all the jobs already available here, much less the 13,000 new opportunities Foxconn will eventually add.

All these new Wisconsin workers will add greatly to state tax revenues. Remember, despite how dan_c00000 and others try to characterize it, this is not an actual "$4 billion give away." Foxconn will receive tax credits when it meets certain development and employment benchmarks. By the time it has done that, the economic activity its construction and hiring will create will pay fully for the tax credits along with significant profit for state coffers. The state, and its citizens, will come out way ahead by any measure.
 
dan_c00000 said:
Now that we've cleared that up. I'm still waiting for racist dawn to actual address how if Wisconins under Walker collected $8 billion "more" in taxes he left office with a $1.6 billion dollar budget deficit.
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Oh, dan_c00000, when it comes to showing Leftist stupidity, you're the gift that keeps on giving!

First, look at the date of the article you cite regarding your claim for when Walker "left office." It is from February 2018, almost a full year before he left office.

Second, the article you site had to use a different accounting approach than that customarily used by government in order to find a deficit.

Now, let's look at some actual data from the end of Walker's tenure:

Gov. Scott Walker leaves... finishing his second term by posting a budget surplus for the eighth year in a row. Wisconsin ended last fiscal year with a $588.5 million surplus and will start 2018-2019 with the second-highest opening balance since 2000.​

B.Blankley, Walker Ending Term With $588.5 Million Budget Surplus, Washington Free Beacon (Jan. 6, 2019).

Highlights of the state’s financial condition include:

• Wisconsin has ended every year with a budget surplus under Governor Walker. The state ended fiscal year 2018 with a positive balance of $588.5 million based on cash accounting.

• The state deposited $33.1 million into the state Budget Stabilization Fund. The balance is now $320.1 million. This is the largest balance in state history and 190 times larger than the balance in fiscal year 2010.

• General fund tax collections were $18.4 million above estimates. The growth was $626 million or 4 percent over last year. Individual income taxes were $99.2 million higher than estimated.

• State expenditures were $174 million less than budgeted in 2018.​

Gov. Scott Walker: Wisconsin wraps up 2017-18 fiscal year with $588M surplus WMTV-15 (Dec 21, 2018).

Third, it's not me saying "Walker collected $8 billion 'more' in taxes"; it is Politifact.

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The budget battle is raging in Madison, where new Gov. Tony Evers is seeking to make his mark on the state and Republicans are making the case that fiscal policies enacted under all-GOP control are worth continuing.

State Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, co-chair of the powerful budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, hammered that point in a string of tweets on Feb. 12, 2019, including one that claimed Wisconsin’s financial outlook "is the strongest in a generation."

But it was a tweet later in the string that caught our eye:

"Over the last eight years, we’ve shown that even though we’ve cut … taxes by $8 billion, revenues continue to grow," Nygren said.

Revenue generally comes from, well, taxes, so can one go up while the other goes down that much?

Let’s see if the numbers add up....

Overall from 2010-’11 to 2017-’18, general fund tax collections rose from $12.9 billion to $16.1 billion. And they’re expected to rise to $16.6 billion in 2018-’19 according to the latest fiscal bureau estimate.

So, yes, revenues have grown....

The tally shows $4.8 billion in reductions to income and franchise taxes and a $3.6 billion reduction in property taxes compared to the 2010-’11 baseline....

The revenues portion of the statement is clearly accurate.

The tax cut element is a bit more nuanced, but the changes Republicans made did result in a net savings of $8 billion for taxpayers compared to if the 2010-’11 tax levels had remained in place.​

E. Litke, John Nygren says Wisconsin Republicans have cut taxes by $8B, still grown revenue, Politifact (Mar. 21, 2019).


You lose again, dan_c00000.
 
dan_c00000 said:
As usual you didn't bother responding to anything. No new information here. Moving along.
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I'll leave it to anyone who's interested to read the last several posts and judge who's right.

Meanwhile, dan_c00000, remember how you and everyone else on the left predicted Foxconn would somehow take the money, then abandon Wisconsin?

A.W. Oakes & Son of Racine is one of five companies awarded contracts that is set to immediately begin building Foxconn Technology Group’s advanced-manufacturing campus here.

Standing on the 3 million-square-foot building pad for the manufacturing operations Thursday, officials from Gilbane/Exyte, the construction manager for the future Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park, announced the five subcontractors awarded a total of close to $34 million in contracts to begin construction....

The other subcontractors awarded contracts to commence work on site utilities, roadways and associated storm drainage are:

  • Giles Engineering Associates of Waukesha;
  • Staff Electric Company of Menomonee Falls;
  • Hoffman Construction Co. of Black River Falls; and
  • Payne & Dolan of Waukesha.
“Foxconn is proud to announce these successful Wisconsin-based subcontractors who will help make the Gen6 facility a reality,” stated Louis Woo, special assistant to Foxconn founder and Chairman Terry Gou....

Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave, Village of Mount Pleasant President David DeGroot and Jenny Trick, executive director of the Racine County Economic Development Corp. issued this statement: “Today’s announcement is another significant step forward toward (liquid-crystal) displays being manufactured right here in Racine County. To date, Foxconn and Gilbane/Exyte have more than delivered on their commitment to putting ‘Wisconsin First’ in hiring contractors for work related to Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park. We look forward to the opportunities the additional bid packages and information sessions will provide for even more Racine County and Wisconsin contractors to play a role in this transformative project.”

“Foxconn is delivering on its ‘Wisconsin First’ commitment and it will continue to be our priority as we expand our presence around the state and further establish Wisconsin as a leader in the advanced manufacturing sector creating employment opportunities locally, while continuing to invest in the future,” Woo stated.​

M. Burke, Foxconn awards $34M in contracts; construction on campus to start immediately, Racine Journal Times (Mar. 28, 2019).

Remember, Foxconn has not yet received any money from the state. Ultimately, Foxconn may receive significant tax credits, but only if it reaches certain contractual benchmarks. By the time it has done that, the economic activity its construction and hiring will create will pay fully for the tax credits along with significant profit for state coffers.

When the factory is up and running two years from now, will you, dan_c00000, simply admit that you were wrong?
 
JackLuis said:
Oh Scotty!

Wisconsin State Supreme Court candidate’s ‘work’ includes paid speeches to anti-LGBT hate group, founding anti-gay school
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I originally agreed with you, Jack, but it turned out that those headlines were more of a smear campaign than legitimate issues.

BTW: Hagedorn won.

The attacks on Hagedorn’s faith crossed a red line. At issue was a single, vital question: “Can a Bible-believing Christian still hold office in the state of Wisconsin?”

...

Wisconsin isn’t part of the Bible Belt. A 2014 survey of church attendance put it in the bottom half of American states. But one doesn’t have to be a practicing Christian to reject intolerance of people of faith. Even casual believers and secular Americans can recognize there is a world of difference between the kind of hate groups that the SPLC was originally formed to combat and organizations that simply uphold traditional Christian morality and defend religious freedom. They know enough Christians to understand that disagreement over sexual ethics isn’t motivated by malice but grounded in love.

There are also a great many Americans who instinctively understand that there is something unseemly about religious tests for public office....

American politics will only grow more toxic if activists continue to be intolerant in the name of tolerance. Christianity isn’t incompatible with public service, and it is to Wisconsin’s credit that its citizens rejected a reprehensible religious test.​

D. French, In Wisconsin, a Vote against Anti-Christian Bigotry, National Review (Apr. 3, 2019) (emphasis added).
 
dan_c00000 said:
Then why did you use something that is very obviously a threat? Why are so violent?
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No Dan, she didn't threaten violence towards you, What the image implied is that when you're dead you don't know you're dead, because you're dead ' GET IT'. And in your case, you're so fucking stupid you don't know you're fucking stupid because you're fucking stupid, NOW DO YOU GET IT? Just saying! I think what racist Dawn is trying to tell you, is that, you're an idiot wrapped in a moron. I'm only trying to help, maybe I'm an unindicted co-conspirator and don't know it, what ever the hell that is?
 
Foxconn has already spent $100,000,000.00 in Wisconsin, and has not yet claimed a single dollar in tax credits!

Foxconn spent $92.7 million acquiring properties directly related to the project in 2018, the first full year the contract was in effect. The other $6.4 million went to purchases like machinery and other equipment, as well as furniture and fixtures.

Aside from the cost of acquiring land, the single largest capital investment Foxconn made last year was a $1.45 million lease of a Mount Pleasant facility currently being used to train workers.​

Foxconn reported spending nearly $100M last year on Racine Co. project, WisPolitics (Apr. 5, 2019).

Remember how the Democrats claimed Foxconn could just take the money and run? This article proves what I have explained all along, that Foxconn has to meet certain benchmarks to get any tax credits, and those benchmarks are so high that they only get the credits after creating enough economic activity to pay for them and leave a surplus in the state coffers.
 
DawnODay said:
and has not yet claimed a single dollar in tax credits!
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For starters they were given $4.5 billion. So any number you come up with should be subtracted from that.

Don't forget that not long ago racist dawn was proclaiming that this whole boondoggle was going to be worth billions. Yet, Foxconn has hardly spent anything. Foxconn has even walked backed their own bullshit "The company, meanwhile, has stopped mentioning $10 billion in investment in its statements". Wisconsin is also paying "between $219,000 to half a million dollars for every position created".

Those figures don't include whatever clean water or breathable air is worth.

Racist dawn is so desperate to show "she's" not a rube that "she'd" even tout something like Foxconn failing to meet their hiring goals as a "good" thing. Even though, as I've pointed out for forever at this point, Foxconn has already pocketed $3 billion from Wisconsin. Sorry racist dawn you're losing, hard.
 
dan_c00000 said:
For starters they were given $4.5 billion. So any number you come up with should be subtracted from that.

[etc.]
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Dan, you made a fool of yourself again.

None of the articles you cite say that Foxconn has received any money yet (because, as the article Dawn cites makes clear, they haven't). At most, they mention "incentives" without explaining what they are or when they would be paid. In fact, he Bloomberg article you yourself cite makes it clear that Dawn, not you, has it right. These are tax credits not yet paid: "$150 million in sales tax exemptions and $2.9 billion in refundable tax credits on the condition that Foxconn meet certain hiring and capital investment thresholds." The article later admits that Foxconn has yet to meet any of those thresholds. Thus, it has not yet received any public money.

You would do better to actually read more than just the headlines of the articles you claim support your position. More often than not, as here, you simply end up proving how uninformed you really are.
 
dan_c00000 said:
Cool story. Here's how the money breaks down. That was the quickest easiest own ever. Get some sleepy racist dawn. You'll need it for that Klan rally and your other alts.
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Okay, dan_c00000, you did it again. You cited an article that proves exactly the opposite of what you claim.

If Foxconn delivers on their commitment to create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin at an average wage of $53,000 per year, they’ll earn $1.5 billion in refundable performance based tax credits based upon those job creation and wage metrics....

If Foxconn delivers on their commitment to invest $10 billion to establish their new operation in Wisconsin, they will earn $1.35 billion in refundable performance based tax credits based upon that level of capital investment....

If Foxconn spends the capital and creates the jobs that they have promised, they will receive the full incentive. If they leave the state before spending a dime, they won’t receive a nickel.​

W. Goodsell, Foxconn: Breaking Down a $3 Billion Incentives Package, AreaDevelopment (2017) (emphasis added).

That's the article you cited, dan_c00000. It proves PC and me right and you wrong. (Are you PC's alt, setting up strawmen to be so easily knocked down?)

Just so it's clear that Foxconn has not yet seen any of the incentive money, here is another article to add to the one cited here explaining that Foxconn has not yet received any incentive money because it has not yet reached any of the required benchmarks.

Tiwanese electronics giant Foxconn won't get any tax breaks from the State of Wisconsin for 2018.

The company fell 82 jobs short of the threshold needed to earn a tax credit for job creation. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation documents do show a lot of activity, including a hiring burst during last year's fourth quarter.​

No 2018 tax breaks for Foxconn, New Richmond News (Apr. 9, 2019).
 
DawnODay said:
I got caught lying again.
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Racist dawn didn't read the article. If racist dawn was literate, "she" isn't, she'd realize that billions of dollars are baked in as tax abatements. What does that mean? Well everything Foxconn does is tax free. The land they bought? Not subject to tax. The new power lines needed for the plant? Foxconn isn't paying taxes on those either.

Fuck dawn you walked right into that one and got owned. I even predicted you'd tout that they fell short of their hiring goal! Look at you being so predicable! Since you walked right into that allow me to spike the football further and really humiliate your love for racist Walker.

"Last year, the company hired 178 employees in Wisconsin who qualified for hiring targets set by WEDC — 82 short." That's a measly 260 jobs total. And 82 represents 31%! Racist dawn! That's a third. Foxconn missed it's goal by a third! And you're proud of that? So not only did everything Foxconn do turn out to be full of shit AND funded by already given away tax payer money they missed their hiring goal but a full 31%!

Sorry racist dawn that officially ruins this thread, you, and any other argument you could ever make. That's absolute destruction right there. Very embarrassing.

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dan_c00000 said:
Racist dawn didn't read the article. If racist dawn was literate, "she" isn't, she'd realize that billions of dollars are baked in as tax abatements. What does that mean? Well everything Foxconn does is tax free. The land they bought? Not subject to tax. The new power lines needed for the plant?



Fuck dawn you walked right into that one and got owned. I even predicted you'd tout that they fell short of their hiring goal! Look at you being so predicable! Since you walked right into that allow me to spike the football further and really humiliate your love for racist Walker.

"Last year, the company hired 178 employees in Wisconsin who qualified for hiring targets set by WEDC — 82 short." That's a measly 260 jobs total. And 82 represents 31%! Racist dawn! That's a third. Foxconn missed it's goal by a third! And you're proud of that? So not only did everything Foxconn do turn out to be full of shit AND funded by already given away tax payer money they missed their hiring goal but a full 31%!


Sorry racist dawn that officially ruins this thread, you, and any other argument you could ever make. That's absolute destruction right there. Very embarrassing.

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Dan I know I have a problem with 'there' and 'they're' and 'their' but could you tell me what this means?????? "Foxconn isn't pay taxes on those either".
 
After how many years of saying they're going to build something, Foxconn is going to have to sit down with Wisconsin about those $3 billion they're supposed to get because things aren't looking so good.

Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he wants to renegotiate Wisconsins nearly 3 billion contract with Foxconn Technology Group, saying its unrealistic to think the company will employ 13,000 people as originally promised.​

Last month, Foxconn said it would begin construction later this year on a Generation 6 factory, where it would produce small screens for cellphones, tablets, televisions and other devices. Foxconn initially said it was going to build a larger Generation 10 plant that would have produced screens three-times as large.

"I think at this point in time that would be an unrealistic expectation when they're downsizing the footprint of what they're doing," Evers said. "So, 13,000 people as Foxconn employees is probably difficult to imagine for me right now."​

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/wisconsin-governor-13000-foxconn-jobs-unrealistic-62464807
 
someoneyouknow said:
After how many years of saying they're going to build something, Foxconn is going to have to sit down with Wisconsin about those $3 billion they're supposed to get because things aren't looking so good.

Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he wants to renegotiate Wisconsins nearly 3 billion contract with Foxconn Technology Group, saying its unrealistic to think the company will employ 13,000 people as originally promised.​

Last month, Foxconn said it would begin construction later this year on a Generation 6 factory, where it would produce small screens for cellphones, tablets, televisions and other devices. Foxconn initially said it was going to build a larger Generation 10 plant that would have produced screens three-times as large.

"I think at this point in time that would be an unrealistic expectation when they're downsizing the footprint of what they're doing," Evers said. "So, 13,000 people as Foxconn employees is probably difficult to imagine for me right now."​

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/wisconsin-governor-13000-foxconn-jobs-unrealistic-62464807
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Okay...

So the new Democrat governor is trying to sabotage a Republican triumph.

What's your point?

Also, who says "things aren't looking so good"? I live about 45 minutes from the main Foxconn site. I drive past it at least a couple times per month. It is going gangbusters.

Most recently:

Foxconn Technology Group is opening the bidding for foundations of the LCD screen fabrication plant that is to start construction soon in Mount Pleasant.

The foundation contract is the first to hit the streets for that facility, which will likely exceed 1 million square feet of building space....

More contracts will be out for bids before the end of May. Gilbane’s senior vice president Adam Jelen told contractors during an April 3 open house to expect the contracts to come “fast and furious.” Bidding also will start in the coming months for a power substation for Foxconn’s facilities.

The fabrication plant is the second facility to be bid for Foxconn’s Mount Pleasant campus. The first, a multi-purpose building with about 120,000 square feet, opened for occupancy in January.​

S. Ryan, Foxconn bidding foundations for LCD screen fabrication plant, Milwaukee Business Journal (Apr. 16, 2019); see also Foxconn reported spending nearly $100M last year on Racine Co. project, WisPolitics (Apr. 5, 2019), R. Romell, Foxconn awards $34 million in contracts for utility and road work at Mt. Pleasant project site, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Mar. 28, 2019).
 
Sabotage? What was there to sabotage when until last month, Foxconn hadn't even said how many jobs could possibly be created, or even if they were going to go through with a plant? The only one talking about the 13,000 jobs was Walker, and like his buddy the con artist, that was a lie. At no point did Foxconn ever say how many jobs might be created.

Further, as your own postings show, Foxconn has significantly scaled back from its initial plans which is why the current governor is rightfully saying the taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook for the $3+ billion, but instead the state should review with Foxconn what its plans are.

Sounds like this guy is more fiscally responsible and level headed than Walker.
 
someoneyouknow said:
Sabotage? What was there to sabotage when until last month, Foxconn hadn't even said how many jobs could possibly be created, or even if they were going to go through with a plant? The only one talking about the 13,000 jobs was Walker, and like his buddy the con artist, that was a lie. At no point did Foxconn ever say how many jobs might be created.

Further, as your own postings show, Foxconn has significantly scaled back from its initial plans which is why the current governor is rightfully saying the taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook for the $3+ billion, but instead the state should review with Foxconn what its plans are.

Sounds like this guy is more fiscally responsible and level headed than Walker.
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"More fiscally responsible and level headed than Walker"?

If that is a reflection of your analytical ability, we could just as well ignore you. After inheriting a 3 billion dollar deficit from his Democrat predecessor, Walker delivered not just a balanced budget, but a surplus, every year he was governor. Meanwhile, even the Madison media admits: "Analysis projects $2 billion shortfall in 2021-23 under Tony Evers budget plan."

Your other claim, that "only one talking about the 13,000 jobs was Walker," is equally incorrect. Just yesterday Reuters reported that Foxconn itself intends to create at least 13,000 once it is fully operational in Mt. Pleasant. Again, you're just wrong on the basic facts.

Evers is just playing political games. Here on the ground in Southeastern Wisconsin (I live in Caledonia, Wisconsin, the village directly north of Mt. Pleasant), the people dealing directly with Foxconn have seen their commitment. According to a friend of mine, who was my Dean when I taught at one of them, and remains a Dean there, nearby colleges are gearing up not only to train some of the 13,000 workers Foxconn needs, but also the thousands of additional workers needed for ancillary industries.

Everybody but the Democrats in Madison know the deal is proceeding very well and is a good thing for Southeastern Wisconsin. (Actually, the Democrats know it, too; that is why they are trying to derail it before it shows how much more effectively Republicans deal with job creation.) Outside parties also recognize that this beneficial plan is going forward. Because of Foxconn's commitment to Racine, the Smart Cities Council just chose Racine as one of the winners of its Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. I really do not know if that's a big deal in itself, but it shows that otherwise disinterested third parties also recognize that the Foxconn deal is for real.

Southeastern Wisconsin, especially Racine and Milwaukee, have urban populations with high unemployment and poverty rates. You would think Tony Evers and the Democrats would welcome a major economic development in this area. Instead, as usual, they prefer to keep people poor because they think it gives Democrats a political advantage.
 
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