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I may be wrong, but I'm assuming one of the cardinal factors in the location came down to the cheapest labor they could find. Competing with labor, in terms of
by shroompasta 5y ago
I may be wrong, but I'm assuming one of the cardinal factors in the location came down to the cheapest labor they could find.
Competing with labor, in terms of willingness to work for a low wage, against Asia is next to impossible for these fabs.
- ericmay 5y agoBalanced with other things I think. Ohio doesn’t have the cheapest labor in the US. Probably would be cheaper in Mississippi or maybe Georgia or Tennessee but I’m not sure.
- mNovak 5y agoEveryone is claiming this a race to the bottom on labor, but I'm not sure about that. Sure it's probably cheap compared to SV, but there are cheaper places too. The state is claiming the average salary for the fab workers is going to be $135k. Maybe I'm missing something, but that's a very comfortable life in this part of the country.
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- BurningFrog 5y ago[opinion] We should race to the bottom, and employ the poorest people possible!
- thehappypm 5y agoI wouldn’t call it a race to the bottom. It’s more about a large workforce that’s educated and has some skills and a culture for making things, and also doesn’t need $300k to buy a house.
- cjenkins 5y agoHow much does the cost of labor really factor into a 20B factory? Assume 200k fully loaded at 3000 people is 600M a year on labor. That's not nothing but it seems pretty insignificant if you can save enough on the actual buildout of the fab(s).