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I doubt gun rights are high on the list when embarking on $100B chip fab builds.

collegeburner 4y ago
idk i've heard a lot of noise on companies paying for female employees to get abortions if they're unavailable in-state and imo it's a pretty good benefit in states with overly draconian laws. so i'm sort of hoping micron (and other companies who choose to expand in states that infringe on people's freedom) will announce a similar program to help employees access and exercise their gun rights.
- lkschubert8 4y ago
  Are gun rights particularly related or is this just an axe to grind?
  - jimbob45 4y ago
    He seems like a troll but it is curious that such a deal would go through this late in the election cycle, too late to affect races the way it could have in July.
    - JshWright 4y ago
      With the exception of the Governor, most of the folks getting face time and taking credit for this either aren't up for election this year, or are running unopposed (or only facing token opposition).
  - coinbasetwwa 4y ago
    Any company supporting a state or country that is flagrantly violating the natural human rights of its citizens should be called out.
  - collegeburner 4y ago
    sure, they're a big part of the reason i turned down an otherwise good position in new york state (along with higher taxes making it less competitive, not a big fan of the weather and don't much like the culture as a lifelong Texan).
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- throwawaylinux 4y ago
  Where's the logic here? Encouraging employees to abort their babies is in a company's economic interests so that's hardly a surprise. What makes you think gun ownership and use would be beneficial to them?
  - coinbasetwwa 4y ago
    Replacing a dead employee is more expensive than simply setting up a company where your employees are more likely to stay alive. Also an employee proving their self defense case to the state will have fantastic retention due to the financial costs involved.
    - JshWright 4y ago
      If avoiding dead employees is the goal, then setting up shop in a state with strict gun laws is the right decision. New York is consistently in the top-5 for lowest per capita firearm related deaths. New York scores very well for pretty much all preventable causes of death. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/stats_of_the_states.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/stats_of_the_states.htm
coinbasetwwa 4y ago
And that’s pretty weird that a company would set up shop with no regards to the human rights of its employees.

idk i've heard a lot of noise on companies paying for female employees to get abortions if they're unavailable in-state and imo it's a pretty good benefit in states with overly draconian laws. so i'm sort of hoping micron (and other companies who choose to expand in states that infringe on people's freedom) will announce a similar program to help employees access and exercise their gun rights.

lkschubert8 4y ago
Are gun rights particularly related or is this just an axe to grind?
- jimbob45 4y ago
  He seems like a troll but it is curious that such a deal would go through this late in the election cycle, too late to affect races the way it could have in July.
  - JshWright 4y ago
    With the exception of the Governor, most of the folks getting face time and taking credit for this either aren't up for election this year, or are running unopposed (or only facing token opposition).
- coinbasetwwa 4y ago
  Any company supporting a state or country that is flagrantly violating the natural human rights of its citizens should be called out.
- collegeburner 4y ago
  sure, they're a big part of the reason i turned down an otherwise good position in new york state (along with higher taxes making it less competitive, not a big fan of the weather and don't much like the culture as a lifelong Texan).
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throwawaylinux 4y ago
Where's the logic here? Encouraging employees to abort their babies is in a company's economic interests so that's hardly a surprise. What makes you think gun ownership and use would be beneficial to them?
- coinbasetwwa 4y ago
  Replacing a dead employee is more expensive than simply setting up a company where your employees are more likely to stay alive. Also an employee proving their self defense case to the state will have fantastic retention due to the financial costs involved.
  - JshWright 4y ago
    If avoiding dead employees is the goal, then setting up shop in a state with strict gun laws is the right decision. New York is consistently in the top-5 for lowest per capita firearm related deaths. New York scores very well for pretty much all preventable causes of death. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/stats_of_the_states.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/stats_of_the_states.htm

coinbasetwwa 4y ago

And that’s pretty weird that a company would set up shop with no regards to the human rights of its employees.