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>Not participating in the bid would have been suicide for the politicians of any major city I find that pretty implausible. Foxconn didn't save Scott Walker (a
by Buldak 8y ago
>Not participating in the bid would have been suicide for the politicians of any major city
I find that pretty implausible. Foxconn didn't save Scott Walker (and I don't think that's because his would-be supporters later realized that it wasn't such a sweet deal, either).
- SerLava 8y agoOn the other hand, word got out pretty immediately that it was the worst deal of that type ever. And it was a Chinese company. Chinese.
- threatofrain 8y agoIt's a Taiwanese company but who knows about Taiwan's status going into the future.
- Deimorz 8y agoThis is a good recent article about that Foxconn deal: https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/did-scott-walker-and-donald-trump-deal-away-the-governors-race-to-foxconn https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/did-scott-walker-and...
- code_duck 8y agoWhat is Foxconn’s name recognition and brand reputation compared to Amazon, though? Also an Amazon HQ means a much higher quality of jobs than a Foxconn facility.