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foxconn made very similar promises in wisconsin. that worked out really poorly indeed. GE made similar promises in boston. that’s worked out really poorly inde
by hprotagonist 8y ago
foxconn made very similar promises in wisconsin. that worked out really poorly indeed.
GE made similar promises in boston. that’s worked out really poorly indeed.
- thereisnospork 8y agoAnd amazon's incentives were tied to the number of jobs and how much they paid.
- hprotagonist 8y agoso were GE’s.
- thereisnospork 8y agoSo how did Boston get fleeced? (genuinely curious, not overly familiar with the GE situation.)
- hprotagonist 8y agokind of a slow moving crap fest. They’re going to repay some tax breaks, at least in theory, but we’ve dropped 160mil into renovations for a site that probably will never happen. https://www.universalhub.com/2019/ge-give-back-87-million-tax-breaks-because-it-no https://www.universalhub.com/2019/ge-give-back-87-million-ta... , https://www.universalhub.com/ge https://www.universalhub.com/ge has a long running chronology.